People v. Johnson-E1

Following a bench trial, the circuit court convicted defendant, Anthony Lee Johnson-El, of forgery, MCL 750.248, uttering and publishing, MCL 750.249, and encumbering real property without lawful cause, MCL 600.2907a(2), based on an “Affidavit of Allodial Title” that he authored, signed, and recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds for a parcel of property in which he had no ownership or other interest. The prosecution presented sufficient evidence to establish that the affidavit was false and forged and *650that defendant was aware of the affidavit’s falsity when he authored and recorded…