People v. Nelson

Defendant appeals as of right from his jury trial conviction of malicious destruction of personal property valued in excess of $100, MCL 750.377a; MSA 28.609(1). The trial court sentenced defendant as an habitual offender, fourth offense, MCL 769.12; MSA 28.1084, to three to ten years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

The complainant, Norman Pieper, testified that during the afternoon of January 22, 1997, he was driving his Buick Riviera south on Ashman Street in Midland. At the intersection of Ashman and Indian Street, Pieper stopped for a red light. Pieper was in the center lane. As he waited for…