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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v WILLIE EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

UNPUBLISHED September 22, 2011

No. 299263 Wayne Circuit Court LC No. 10-003027-FC

Before: MURPHY, C.J., and FITZGERALD and TALBOT, JJ. PER CURIAM. Defendant was charged with assault with intent to commit murder, MCL 750.83, felon in possession of a firearm, MCL 750.224f, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b. A jury convicted defendant of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder, MCL 750.82, felon in possession of a firearm, and felony-firearm. The trial court sentenced defendant as an habitual offender, fourth offense, MCL 769.12, to prison terms of 10 to 30 years for the assault and felon in possession convictions, and to a consecutive 2-year term for the felony-firearm conviction. Defendant appeals as of right. We affirm. This case arises from the shooting of Andrew Paschel. Defendant argues that the prosecutor failed to present sufficient evidence to support a finding that defendant had the intent to do great bodily harm to Paschel.1 We review sufficiency of the evidence claims de novo to determine whether the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, would warrant a reasonable juror in finding that all the elements of the charged crime were proven beyond a reasonable doubt. People v Nowack, 462 Mich 392, 399

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