PEOPLE v. RAPPUHN

No. 14 March Term 1973, Docket No. 53,021.

390 Mich. 266 (1973)

212 N.W.2d 205

PEOPLE v. RAPPUHN

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided November 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, L. Brooks Patterson, Prosecuting Attorney, and Frank R. Knox, Chief Appellate Counsel, for the people.

Bruce T. Leitman, for defendant on appeal.


WILLIAMS, J.

Of the numerous issues raised in this case, the one we focus on as dispositive is whether the trial court committed reversible error in allowing the prosecutor, over timely objection, to impeach defendant's credibility by discussing prior arrests of the defendant. Also, we consider whether a prosecutor may attempt to impeach a witness's credibility on cross-examination by questions relating to the duration and...

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