People v. Tarpley

Defendant appeals as of right from a conviction by jury verdict of assault with intent to do great bodily harm in violation of MCLA 750.84; MSA 28.279. We adopt the following abbreviated statement of facts from the appellee’s brief.

On the evening of October 24, 1970, the complaining witness George Garrison, 17 years of age, was employed at Young’s Party Store in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. At approximately midnight he closed the store after having cleaned it up. About ten minutes before closing he called his fiancee on the phone and told her he would stop by her home briefly after closing the…