People v. Barnett

Defendant was charged with child torture, MCL 750.136a; MSA 28.331(1). Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of child cruelty, MCL 750.136; MSA 28.331. A second jury subsequently convicted defendant of being an habitual offender, third offense, MCL 769.11; MSA 28.1083. Defendant was sentenced to a term of five years and four months to eight years in prison. Defendant now appeals as of right, raising five claims of error. We affirm.

The charge against defendant stemmed from an incident which occurred in the family home in October of 1983. Defendant’s son, Courtney Wadley, age eight,…