People v. Gonzalez

Defendant was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder, MCL 750.316(l)(a); felony mur der, MCL 750.316(l)(b), first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC i), MCL 750.520b(l); and arson of a dwelling house, MCL 750.72. The Court of Appeals affirmed defendant’s first-degree murder convictions, but vacated the CSC I and arson convictions as predicate felonies for defendant’s felony-murder conviction. This Court granted leave to appeal.

We conclude that there was sufficient evidence to support defendant’s first-degree premeditated murder conviction. We further conclude that there was no…