People v. Robinson

On October 31, 1975, defendant was convicted of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder 1 following a jury trial in Bay County Circuit Court. He was sentenced on November 24, 1975, to a prison term of 3 to 10 years and now appeals.

At 9 p.m. on September 2, 1975, defendant, James Baker, Florence Turner and others began drinking alcoholic beverages at defendant’s house on Grant Street in Bay City, Michigan. Defendant and Baker had been friends for 14 years. Defendant was the "common-law” husband of Florence Turner, who was Baker’s mother. All three individuals lived at the…