People v. Jones

This case requires us to decide whether a person may be convicted under Michigan law of attempted 1 felonious assault. 2 After a bench trial, the judge made findings of fact that would have supported conviction of the completed offense of felonious assault; however, the court found defendant guilty of only an attempt to commit that crime. On appeal the conviction was vacated by the Court of Appeals on the ground that "there is no crime of attempted assault.” 3 We disagree, and therefore reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

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According to defendant Mearl Elton Jones, he believed in…