People v. Pelkey

On July 30, 1982, defendant, Daniel Eugene Pelkey, was convicted by an Oakland County Circuit Court jury of possession of stolen property over $100, MCL 750.535; MSA 28.803. After being sentenced to not less than 40 months nor more than five years in prison, defendant appeals as of right.

Defendant was charged with breaking and entering an occupied dwelling with intent to commit larceny and, in the alternative, possession of stolen property over $100, 1 arising out of the larceny of a Novi home on September 9, 1981. At trial, the prosecutor adduced evidence that members of the Novi Police…