People v. Thomas Johnson

Defendant was charged with the offense of assault with intent to rob while armed. He appeals his convictions by a jury of the lesser included offense of felonious assault, MCL 750.82; MSA 28.277, and as an habitual offender, second offense, MCL 769.10; MSA 28.1082. He was sentenced on January 17, 1978, to a prison term of 5-1/2 to 6 years. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied on February 14, 1978.

Defendant raises a number of claims of error. We find that the impeachment of defendant with evidence of a conviction obtained without counsel 16 years earlier denied him a fair trial and…