People v. Mosko

At the conclusion of a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s conviction, rejecting his argument that the circuit court committed an error that required reversal when it failed to give a requested instruction on third-degree esc. We agree that the defendant’s conviction should be affirmed.

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The defendant was charged with first-degree esc, following a report by a young relative that he had sexually abused her. MCL 750.520b(1)(b)(ii); MSA 28.788(2)(l)(b)(ii). The matter was tried before a jury in circuit…