People v. Gipson

Following a juiy trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree felony murder, MCL 750.316(l)(b), and armed robbery, MCL 750.529. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment for the murder conviction and 285 to 480 months’ imprisonment for the robbery conviction. He appeals as of right. We affirm.

Defendant’s convictions arise from the beating death of defendant’s drug supplier, David Witting, during a robbery. Evidence at trial indicated that defendant arranged a meeting with Witting to purchase drugs. During the transaction, defendant’s brother, Scott Gipson, 1 emerged from…