PEOPLE OF MI V ANTHONY FOSTER

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, UNPUBLISHED December 3, 1999 Plaintiff-Appellee, v ANTHONY FOSTER, a/k/a QUINCY THOMAS, No. 210031 Wayne Circuit Court Criminal Division LC No. 97-006771 Defendant-Appellant. Before: Jansen, P.J., and Hoekstra and J. R. Cooper*, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Defendant appeals as of right from his convictions of carjacking, MCL 750.529a; MSA 28.797(a), armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2), entered after a bench trial. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). Defendant argues that his convictions of carjacking and armed robbery violate guarantees against double jeopardy. US Const, Am V; Const 1963, art 1, § 15. We disagree and affirm. The statutes prohibiting carjacking and armed robbery were intended to prohibit different crimes. Separate convictions arising out of the same transaction are permitted. MCL 750.529a(2); MSA 28.797(a)(2); People v Parker, 230 Mich App 337, 343-345; 584 NW2d 336 (1998). Affirmed. /s/ Kathleen Jansen /s/ Joel P. Hoekstra /s/ Jessica R. Cooper * Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment. -1

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