People v. Janice Davis

On April 24, 1981, both defendants were convicted, after a jury trial, of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. Defendant Davis was subsequently sentenced to 20 to 30 years imprisonment. Defendant Calloway was subsequently sentenced to 15 to 25 years imprisonment. Both appeal as of right. Their cases have been consolidated on this appeal.

The trial court gave the following jury instruction:

"Your verdict must be unanimous, and that’s important. There is no room for compromise in criminal cases. I rather suspect that a lot of people think it is appropriate. Obviously, there is compromise here.…