People v. Thomas Ross

Defendant appeals as of right from his convictions for armed robbery, MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797, and kidnapping, MCLA 750.349; MSA 28.581, by a jury verdict on May 29, 1974. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on each count, and appeals.

Late in the evening of December 9, 1973, a black, well-dressed male rang the doorbell of the home of an Ann Arbor restaurant owner and said that he wished to use the phone because his car had broken down. After gaining entry and making the call, the man drew a pistol on the victim, and two confederates, one of whom was identified as the defendant, entered…