People v. Wesley

Defendant appeals as of right from his March 21, 1984, jury conviction for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, MCL 750.520b(1)(a); MSA 28.788(2)(1)(a). Defendant was sentenced to a prison term of from 40 to 60 years.

This case involves an incident which occurred at defendant’s apartment located on Van Burén in Bay City on August 13, 1983. The complainant, Melissa Wright, testified that she was seven years old and was playing in the park near defendant’s apartment when she decided to go to defendant’s apartment for some popcorn. When defendant answered the door, she in fact asked him…