People v. Dalessandro

Defendant was convicted by a jury of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, MCL 750.84; MSA 28.279, and child torture, MCL 750.136a; MSA 28.331(1). Defendant was sentenced to two concurrent 6V2 to 10 year terms of imprisonment and appeals as of right. Defendant raises several issues on appeal, two of which require reversal.

Defendant’s conviction arose out of the physical abuse of William Cormendy, the ten-month-old son of defendant’s girlfriend, Laurie Cormendy. At the time of the incident, defendant lived with Cormendy, William, and Cormendy’s two-year-old son,…