People v. Abram

Defendant appeals from his jury trial conviction of felonious assault. Defendant and the alleged victim of the crime worked in a Keebler Company factory on and around the same machine. The sole eyewitness to the incident, a coworker, testified that defendant hit the victim in the head with a shovel in consummation of what appeared to be an argument between defendant and the victim. Defendant denied the eyewitness’s accusation and claimed the victim received his injuries when he fell down a stairway. The victim was unable to clarify the episode since he could not recall anything concerning his…