People v. Norris

*363M. F. Cavanagh, P. J.

Defendants Tyrone Norris and Clyde Poole were jury-convicted of unarmed robbery, MCLA 750.530; MSA 28.798, on June 16, 1975. On July 1, 1975, defendant Norris was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison; defendant Poole was sentenced to 3-1/2 to 15 years in prison. Both appeal from their convictions as of right.

Although the defendants raise several issues on appeal, we find that treatment of a single issue is dispositive. The prosecutor’s attempt to impeach the defendants’ trial testimony by their silence during and after their arrest impermissibly burdened their state and…