People v. Baskin

Facts

Defendant appeals from his jury conviction of two counts of assault on a prison employee, MCL 750.197c; MSA 28.394(3). As a result of these convictions and a subsequent conviction as a habitual offender pursuant to MCL 769.10; MSA 28.1082, defendant was sentenced to two concurrent terms of from 3 to 6 years imprisonment to run consecutively to his prior sentence.

Defendant’s convictions stem from an incident occurring on February 14, 1983, at the Marquette Branch Prison. On that date, defendant, a Marquette prisoner, became involved in an altercation with two prison guards. Defendant…