People v. Watson

I cannot agree with the majority decision to decline to consider the question of the propriety of the admission of the time cards into evidence merely because defendant’s trial counsel failed to voice an objection. It is settled law in this state that failure to object does not preclude this Court from reviewing a claim where a constitutional right is likely to have been infringed. People v Lester, 50 Mich App 725; 213 NW2d 793 (1973); People v Thomas, 44 Mich App 649; 205 NW2d 604 (1973); People v Cotton, 38 Mich App 763; 197 NW2d 90 (1972).

In People v Lewis, 294 Mich 684; 293 NW 907 (1940),…