People v. Samuels

Defendant Reginald Samuels appeals as of right from his October 30, 1973, jury convictions of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder 1 and armed robbery. 2

On February 19, 1971, defendant, then 16 years of age, surrendered himself to the Grand Rapids Police Department, Juvenile Division. He was held on charges of assault with intent to murder and armed robbery, said charges stemming from an armed robbery of a baked goods store in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 20, 1970, during which the store’s proprietor was shot in the abdomen and seriously wounded.

On February 23,…