People v. Kraai

Defendant was charged with and convicted by jury trial of first-degree criminal sexual conduct contrary to MCL 750.520b; MSA 28.788(2). Defendant also pled guilty to an additional charge of being a habitual second felony offender, MCL 769.10; MSA 28.1082, and was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of 60 to 90 years. He now appeals as of right. We find numerous errors denying defendant a fair trial and reverse.

Briefly stated, the facts indicate that the 15-year-old complainant was attacked by a man while walking through a park in Lansing, Michigan, around noon on January 23, 1976, and…