People v. Mitchell

Defendant Kenneth J. Mitchell, Jr., after a three-day trial in June 1973, was found guilty by a jury of the offense of robbery armed, contrary to MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797. He was sentenced to a prison term of 7 to 20 years, and now brings this appeal as of right.

At approximately 10:45 p.m., January 25, 1973, a lone gunman robbed the Beehive Party Store in Pittsfield Township, taking $540.81 in cash and some cigarettes. The victim, David Khoury, described the robber as a Negro, approximately 6 feet in height, wearing a black hat and a dark blue scarf. Mr. Khoury testified that the gunman used…