People v. Reese

Defendant appeals as of right from his conviction by a jury of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. The trial court sentenced defendant as an habitual offender, MCL 769.12; MSA 28.1084, to life imprisonment. Defendant contends that (1) the trial court erred in failing to provide a requested jury instruction with respect to unarmed robbery, MCL 750.530; MSA 28.798, and (2) his sentence was disproportionate. Although we question whether an instruction regarding a necessarily included lesser offense should be required in a case in which a rational view of the evidence would not support a…