People v. Dozier

Around 9:45 a.m., February 4, 1968, a Detroit woman, the complainant here, was raped and robbed by a young man meeting defendant Jimmie Dozier’s description. Charged with the two crimes, * defendant claimed mistaken identity and alibi as defenses. A jury returned a verdict of guilty of both charges on August 26, 1968, and the court sentenced defendant to two concurrent prison terms of 10 to 15 years.

Defendant’s first two allegations of error involve a telephone conversation allegedly held between the defendant’s mother and a policewoman assigned to the case. Defendant testified on…