People v. Edgett

The defendant appeals his non-jury trial conviction of assault with intent to commit murder, MOLA 750.83; MSA 28.278.

At trial, the defendant admitted in his testimony that he assaulted his stepfather, George Edgett, with his fists and a wrench. The only factual issue in dispute was whether or not the defendant formed the specific intent to commit murder.

The defendant testified that his stepfather provoked the assault by calling his mother a “whore” and “tramp”. Defendant denied that he ever intended to kill his stepfather and insisted that he was merely trying to scare him and teach him a…