Dеfendant Wayne "Butch” Coons was charged with assault with intent to commit murder, MCL 750.83; MSA 28.278, and possession of a firearm in the cоmmission of a felony, MCL 750.227(b); MSA 28.424(2). After a bench trial held *737 on May 30 and June 3-4, 1985, he was convicted of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, MCL 750.84; MSA 28.279, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227(b); MSA 28.424(2). Defendant appeals frоm his conviction as of right.
Defendant purchased a quantity of marijuana from Stephen Iliades and then failed tо pay the full price. When Iliades came to collect the balance owed, events occurrеd which resulted in defendant’s firing several shots from a firearm, many of which damaged Iliades’ automobile. According tо defendant, Iliades or one of his friends damaged defendant’s automobile with a log and defendant fired his gun to scare Iliades away. Iliades’ version of the story is that he did not damage any of defendant’s property and that dеfendant started firing when his cousin told him to get a gun and shoot. The trial judge heard the testimony without a jury and resolved the conflicts in the testimony in favor of the prosecution, finding that the testimony of the defendant was not credible.
Defеndant first argues that he was denied due process of law when witnesses at the trial committed perjury. Our view of the tеstimony is that this case was nothing more than a credibility contest which the trial judge resolved in favor of the prosеcutor. There are no due process issues and the trial judge did not commit any error in finding for the prosecutiоn.
Defendant also appears to argue that these witnesses lied at the preliminary examination about whether defendant’s car was damaged and whether a marijuana transaction was involved. Defendant’s position is that, had these witnesses not perjured themselves, the district judge
might
not have bound defendant over on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder. Again, this
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appears to be a credibility contest at the preliminary examination stage. An examining magistrate is to bind a defendant over for trial if it appears that a crime has beеn committed and there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed it.
People v Asta,
Reversal might be required where there is a clаim of perjury that appears to be substantial and the truth would necessarily have changed the result of the bindover. We need not decide that issue, however. Defendant only argues in this case that the truth might have changed thе result, which is a very different situation. In this case, it is quite apparent that the bindover was justified.
Defendant further argues thаt the trial court erred in failing to find that the defendant acted lawfully in the course of making a citizen’s arrest. *739 The trial judge found that the defendant did not perform any act consistent with a citizens arrest. The court noted that defеndant testified that he did not know whether he was making a citizen’s arrest or whether he was allowed to make onе. A private person may make an arrest under certain circumstances:
(a) For a felony committed in his presence;
(b) When the person to be arrеsted has committed a felony although not in his presence;
(c) When summoned by any peace officer to assist said officer in making an arrest. [MCL 764.16; MSA 28.875.]
Under the facts found by the trial court none of the above circumstances was present in this case. In any event, even if defendant attempted to make a citizen’s arrest, his unlawful use of deadly force defeats his claim of legal justification. See
People v Whitty,
Finally defendant argues that the distriсt court erred in binding defendant over to circuit court for
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trial on the basis that the district court failed to make findings оf fact on the issue of a citizen’s arrest. We first note that defendant has failed to provide an adequatе record by not supplying this Court with a transcript of the district court record. This alone requires us to affirm.
Graham v Ryerson,
Affirmed.