People v. Thompson

Bronson, J,

Following a jury trial in the Eaton County Circuit Court, defendant was convicted of larceny in a building. MCL 750.360; MSA 28.592. Defendant was sentenced to 2 years’ probation, with the first 30 days to be spent in the Eaton County jail. Defendant now appeals as of right.

This prosecution was based on the theft of two chairs and a rug from the porch of a home. Defendant’s first contention is that a porch is not a "building” within the meaning of MCL 750.360; MSA 28.592. We agree with the prosecution that the question is more appropriately framed as whether a porch is to be…