People v. Bell

Charged with criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, MCL 750.520b(l); MSA 28.788(2)(1), defendant was tried by a jury and found guilty as charged on October 17, 1979. On October 31, 1979, he was sentenced to 10 to 30 years in prison. He appeals as of right.

At the time of the incident in question, the eight-year-old complainant had been living with her grandmother. The complainant’s mother, Brenda, lived across town with the defendant and his mother, as well as with her own brother. On the night in question, however, complainant’s grandmother had sent complainant to Brenda’s house to…