People v. Weatherspoon

Defendant was charged with armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and convicted of unarmed robbery, MCL 750.530; MSA 28.798, after a November, 1985, jury trial in Detroit Recorder’s Court. He received a sentence of three to fifteen years imprisonment with credit for thirty-three days served. Defendant takes this appeal as of right from his conviction and sentence.

The incident giving rise to defendant’s conviction occurred near a Detroit intersection at approximately 1:15 a.m. on July 2, 1985. Two men carrying guns approached the victim, grabbed her purse, and ran back to a car which then…