People v. Stoker

Defendant Rickey Eugene Stoker was found guilty of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2), by a Detroit Recorder’s Court jury on April 30, 1979. The trial court subsequently granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the felony-firearm count and defendant was sentenced to 7 to 15 years on the armed robbery conviction. Defendant appeals as of right.

The complainant, Janet Pruitt, testified that she was standing at a bus stop when the defendant pulled up in a green Thunderbird, pointed a gun at her, and…