People v. Elkins

Defendant was convicted by a jury verdict of armed robbery. MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797.

On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to instruct the jury that each and every element of armed robbery must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

On appellate review, jury instructions must be read in their entirety. People v Dye, 356 Mich 271, 279 (1959); People v Iron, 26 Mich App 235, 241 (1970). The trial court instructed the jury as to the elements of armed robbery, and he then instructed the jury as follows:

“Take the evidence and weigh it conscientiously…