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PEOPLE v. COX

Docket No. 77-1780.

85 Mich. App. 314 (1978)

271 N.W.2d 216

PEOPLE v. COX

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided on August 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Edward Reilly Wilson, Principal Attorney, and Andrea L. Solak, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Alvin C. Sallen, for defendant.

Before: D.C. RILEY, P.J., and M.F. CAVANAGH and B.M. HENSICK, JJ.

D.C. RILEY, P.J.

This case involves a matter of first impression in Michigan, namely the admissibility of expert testimony concerning the results of and conclusions drawn from an interview with the defendant conducted while defendant was under the influence of brevital sodium, a so-called "truth serum" drug.

Defendant Michael Cox was tried on a charge of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and convicted...

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