PEOPLE OF MI V CLARENCE EDWARD THIGPEN II
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
UNPUBLISHED
June 8, 2004
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
No. 244842
Kalamazoo Circuit Court
LC No. 02-000343-FC
CLARENCE EDWARD THIGPEN, II,
Defendant-Appellant.
Before: Markey, P.J., and Wilder and Meter, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Defendant appeals as of right his bench trial conviction for three counts of armed
robbery, MCL 750.529, and one count of felony-firearm, MCL 750.227b. We affirm.
On appeal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his
convictions. In determining whether sufficient evidence has been presented to sustain a
conviction, a reviewing court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the
prosecutor and determine whether a rational finder of fact could have found that the essential
elements of the crime were proven beyond a reasonable doubt. People v Wolfe, 440 Mich 508,
515; 489 NW2d 748, amended 441 Mich 1201 (1992). The standard of review is deferential; a
reviewing court must draw all reasonable inferences and make credibility choices in support of
the verdict. People v Nowack, 462 Mich 392, 400; 614 NW2d 78 (2000).
The evidence clearly supports defendant’s convictions. A robbery occurred involving
three victims. An admitted accomplice testified about defendant’s involvement, and that
testimony was supported by the victims’ physical descriptions of the robbers, as well as masks
and guns found in a car with defendant. The trial court weighed the credibility of the accomplice
and two jailhouse informants who testified about statements made by defendant, and it found in
favor of the prosecution. There is no basis for reversing that decision.
Affirmed.
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
/s/ Patrick M. Meter
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