People v. Blankenship

Defendant was convicted by a jury on January 18, 1980, of breaking and entering an occupied dwelling with intent to commit larceny, MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305. Sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison, he appeals by right.

The chief actors in the breaking and entering scenario are defendant and various members of the Raines family. David Raines, defendant’s former housemate, was an alleged participant in the crime, and Rozella McGhee, David’s sister, lived in the trailer that was broken into. David’s father, defendant’s next-door neighbor, saw defendant and David carrying guns and a tape recorder…