People v. Hilliard

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted as charged of two counts of unlawful use of a credit card, MCL 750.157q; MSA 28.354(16). After pleading guilty to a charge of being an habitual offender, MCL 769.12; MSA 28.1084, he was sentenced to two concurrent terms of from three to six years imprisonment. He appeals as of right. We affirm.

This prosecution arises from two separate credit card transactions by defendant, using a credit card not issued to him. The first transaction occurred on February 19, 1985, when defendant attempted to purchase a videocassette recorder from a Meijer store.…