People v. Michael

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. Defendant was sentenced to a term of 100 to 150 years on each conviction. Defendant appeals as of right. We affirm but remand for resentencing.

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Defendant’s convictions arose out of the robbery-murder of seventeen-year-old Latonia Graham. Latonia’s mother found Latonia’s body in her ransacked bedroom. Latonia had been stabbed twenty times in her eyes, face, jaw, neck and back. Her spinal cord and left lung were damaged, and she had massive internal…