People v. Banks

Defendant appeals as of right from his jury trial convictions of armed robbery, MCL 750.529, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, MCL 750.157a, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (felony-firearm), MCL 750.227b. Defendant was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for the felony-firearm conviction, and consecutive to that, two concurrent terms of twelve to forty years for the armed robbery and conspiracy convictions. We reverse and remand.

At around 3:00 A.M. on July 27, 1999, Donavan Ferron was talking and drinking beer with friends on the street in front of a house in…