People v. Luther

This case brings before us a matter of first impression in the jurisprudence of the state. It may be stated simply: Is it error for the trial court to permit a defendant’s impeachment by use of his prior testimony given at his juvenile court waiver hearing? Other matters raised on appeal are peripheral and will be disposed of by the action taken on this core question.

The defendant, John H. Luther, was convicted of the crime of robbery armed * in 1968 after a jury trial. The charge arose from an incident occurring in 1967 at a drugstore in Detroit. The defendant was arrested in Canada…