People v. Adams

The defendant, John Edward Adams, was originally charged with armed robbery. He was convicted by a jury of three unarmed robberies and one larceny from the person following a holdup at a cocktail lounge.1 The Court of Appeals *56reversed because the trial judge refused to give defendant’s requested instructions on attempted armed robbery and attempted unarmed robbery.2 We reverse and reinstate the convictions.

In People v Lovett, 396 Mich 101; 238 NW2d 44 (1976), the defendant was charged with armed robbery. This Court reversed the defendant’s conviction of larceny from the person because the…