People v. Wheat

Defendant was convicted by a jury of attempting to take indecent liberties with a child, MCLA 750.336; MSA 28.568. He was sentenced to a term of from four years, nine months to five years in prison, and he appeals. We affirm.

On April 9, 1969, the complaining witness, an eight-year-old boy, together with a ten-year-old friend, went to a party store on Harper near Connor Street in the City of Detroit. While they were in the store, the defendant entered and purchased a bottle of liquor. He engaged the boys in a very brief conversation, the nature of which no one at trial could recall. Having…