People v. Brown

Defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b(l)(f); MSA 28.788(2)(l)(f) (force or coercion used to accomplish sexual penetration, personal injury inflicted). He appeals as of right. We affirm.

Defendant first argues that the trial court gave an erroneous instruction regarding the element of "force or coercion” in response to questions from the jury. We disagree.

During deliberations, the jury asked for a definition of the term "force or coercion” and for the elements of the crime. In response, the court reread the instructions it had…