People v. Paffhousen

Defendant was convicted of the statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl. MOLA § 750.520 (Stat Ann 1954 Bev § 28.788).

On appeal, defendant raises four issues, only two of which require our consideration. It was established at trial that the complainant had changed her story about the incident to the policewoman assigned to the case. The prosecutor asked her why she had changed her story, and the question was repeated by the trial court. She replied, ‘Well, I thought I had better tell the truth for one thing, and, another thing, you don’t fool a polygraph machine.” Defense counsel objected and…