People v. Ochko

Defendant appeals from his conviction of one count of first-degree felony murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, and one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. MCL 750.157a; MSA 28.354(1) and MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797.

The convictions arose out of a prior agreement by defendant and four others to loot the home of one Richard Blohm. Blohm was killed at the front door by a shotgun blast fired by the defendant, who then fled the scene together with his cohorts.

Proof of the conspiracy and the attempted armed robbery out of which the murder conviction arose was supplied entirely by the in-court…