People v. Wright

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b(l)(b); MSA 28.788(2)(l)(b). He was sentenced to a prison term of from five to twenty years, and now appeals as of right.

The charges arose out of the alleged rape of defendant’s then fifteen-year-old niece on April 14, 1979, while her family was visiting defendant’s family at defendant’s home on Crystal Lake. The complainant testified that, after family members gathered to watch home movies, she went to the refrigerator in the garage to get a soda. Defendant followed her and closed the door…