People v. Young

Defendant was charged with assault with intent to commit murder (MCLA § 750.83 [Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.278]), and with carrying a dangerous weapon in a motor vehicle (MCLA § 750.227 [Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.424]). After trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty of felonious assault 1 and “illegal possession of [a] firearm.” Defendant was sentenced for felonious assault and for carrying a dangerous weapon in a motor vehicle. This appeal is taken as of right.

During the course of the trial, defendant admitted on direct examination facts constituting all the elements of the crime of carrying a…