People v. Knapp

The defendant, James G. Knapp, was convicted in a circuit court jury trial of felonious assault, 1 held March 11 and 12,1969. The events which lead to defendant’s conviction occurred on December 6, 1969. They involved two groups of youths and two confrontations between these two groups. The first group was composed of Jack Everett, Bob Grover, Bill Grover, Jim Grover, Steve Grover, Dan Shimshack, and Jeff Pierce. They were guests of Frank and Nancy Grover who lived in the upstairs apartment at 901 Butterworth, Grand Rapids, where the confrontations took place. At about 9 p.m., Jack Everett,…