People v. Chavies

Defendant appeals as of right from his jury trial convictions of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). Defendant was sentenced to consecutive terms of two years for the felony-firearm conviction and twenty-five to fifty years for the murder conviction. While this appeal was pending, the trial court granted defendant’s motion to vacate the convictions. That order was stayed, however, and the prosecutor cross appealed as of right. We reverse the order vacating defendant’s convictions. All the…