People v. Jenkins

Defendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b(l)(f); MSA 28.788(2)(l)(f). He was sentenced to 15 to 30 years imprisonment and appeals as of right.

The crime occurred on August 3, 1980, as the complainant was preparing to leave the gift shop which she owned. Complainant testified that defendant threw her onto the floor, then later forced her to go to a different room where he again threw her onto the floor, removed her clothes and forced her to submit to vaginal and rectal penetration.

The statute under which defendant was convicted provides, in…