People v. Abraham

Defendant Nathaniel Jamar Abraham appeals as of right his jury conviction and sentence for second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; see also MCL 712A.2d (statute allowing charging, trying, and sentencing juvenile as an adult). Defendant was sentenced to placement at the Maxey Boys Training School within the juvenile justice system until his twenty-first birthday. At the time of defendant’s well-publicized trial, defendant was twelve years old. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

This is not the first time this case has been before us. In People v Abraham, 234 Mich App 640; 599 NW2d 736 (1999), this…