IN THE MATTER OF PAUL RIDOLFI
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE MATTER OF PAUL RIDOLFI, Minor.
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
UNPUBLISHED
November 25, 1997
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
No. 196414
Wayne Probate Court
LC No. 94-320298
PAUL RIDOLFI,
Defendant-Appellant.
Before: Jansen, P.J., and Fitzgerald and Young, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Defendant was adjudicated guilty of attempted breaking and entering a building with intent to
commit larceny, MCL 750.92; MSA 28.288, MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305, and committed to the care
and custody of the Family Independence Agency for placement in an appropriate facility. Defendant
appeals as of right. We affirm.
Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational trier of fact could
have found beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant specifically intended to break into and enter the
Community Party Store and took overt action going beyond mere preparation toward committing the
breaking and entering. People v Jaffray, 445 Mich 287, 296; 519 NW2d 108 (1994); People v
Hana, 443 Mich 202, 211, n 31; 504 NW2d 166 (1993); In re Weiss, 224 Mich App 37, 42; 568
NW2d 336 (1997); People v Adams, 202 Mich App 385, 390; 509 NW2d 530 (1993); People v
Stapf, 155 Mich App 491, 494; 400 NW2d 656 (1986).
Moreover, the unsolicited outburst of a prosecution witness does not entitle defendant to a new
trial where the record demonstrates that the adjudication was bench tried and the trial court ignored the
outburst and cautioned the witness and defense counsel to confine the cross-examination to the
circumstances of the offense for which defendant was tried. People v Wofford, 196 Mich App 275,
282; 492 NW2d 747 (1992); People v Gonzalez, 193 Mich App 263, 266-267; 483 NW2d 458
(1992).
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Affirmed.
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Robert P. Young, Jr.
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