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PEOPLE v. BANKS

Docket No. 103593, Calendar No. 15.

563 N.W.2d 200 (1997)

454 Mich. 469

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James W. BANKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, William A. Forsyth, Prosecuting Attorney, and Timothy K. McMorrow, Chief Appellate Attorney, Grand Rapids, for People.

State Appellate Defender by Richard B. Ginsberg, Detroit, for Defendant-Appellant.

Opinion

MICHAEL F. CAVANAGH, Justice.

The issue presented in this case is whether there was sufficient evidence to support defendant's conviction for armed robbery.1 The specific legal question, however, that we are required to address yet again is: What is the nature and quantum of evidence that satisfies the "armed" component of armed robbery?

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The relevant testimony at trial was provided by Jennifer Lusk...

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