Defendant appeals his conviction of extortion, CL 1948, § 750.213 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.410). The facts show that the complainant received several phone calls from an unknown person threatening her life if the sum of $9,000 were not paid to him. The Harper Woods police department was contacted and officers from there were present at the complainant’s apartment on the proposed payoff day. The extortionist directed the complainant to drop off the money at a designated point. While she delayed her rendezvous, the police were dispatched to the scene to observe the events. The complainant received a phone call from the extortionist which was simultaneous with the observance of defendant’s making a phone call.
After the complainant deposited the money at the designated spot, defendant was observed retrieving the hag in which it was contained. Defendant was apprehended after a high-speed chase and claimed that he was hired to pick up narcotics.
Defendant, on appeal, asserts a lengthy list of errors, a majority of which can he disposed of summarily. It is one of the defendant’s assertions that since the complaining witness had not personally seen him, the examining magistrate did not have jurisdiction to issue a warrant. Due process re
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quires that a warrant be issued upon probable cause, and we find no abuse of this discretion.
People
v.
Dellabonda
(1933),
Defendant also alleges that MCLA § 764.1 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.860)
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is constitutionally infirm and is improper in its present application. The Court does not find that defendant has raised a meritorious issue. See
People
v.
Carter
(1967),
It is argued by defendant that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the verdict. This Court notes that the function of an appellate court is not to be a reviewing jury, but to examine the record on appeal and ascertain if the jury’s determination is supported by credible evidence.
People
v.
Thomas
(1967),
The defendant asserts that the jury instructions were erroneous in citing the aiding and abetting statute (MCLA § 767.39 [Stat Ann § 28.979]), and in the charge concerning circumstantial evidence. This Court concludes that there is no reversible error in these claims.
Affirmed.