People v. Holland

Defendant appeals as of right from his conviction by a jury of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). He was sentenced to sixty to ninety years for the murder conviction, to be served consecutive to the mandatory two-year sentence on the felony-firearm conviction. We affirm.

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Defendant’s conviction stemmed from the shooting death of Byron Qualls, a reputed pimp and drug dealer, who was shot in the chest and buttocks at close range with a shotgun. Qualls’ body was found by highway workers in a…