People v. Anderson

A jury convicted defendant of first-degree felony murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, assault with intent to commit murder, MCL 750.83; MSA 28.278, assault with intent to rob *791while armed, MCL 750.89; MSA 28.284, and felony-firearm, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2), as charged. The trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of life imprisonment, from 20 to 40 years, and from 15 to 30 years, in addition to the mandatory, consecutive two-year term for felony-firearm. Defendant appeals as of right, claiming that the trial court erred by refusing to admit evidence of the decedent’s violent, turbulent…