People v. Graves

William Franklin Graves was convicted by a jury of armed robbery. * He appeals.

The record reveals that an eyewitness, both at the preliminary examination and at the trial of this cause, identified the defendant as one of the persons who robbed him. However, the trial testimony of this witness contained a number of inconsistencies with the testimony he offered at the preliminary hearing.

During the course of the trial the defendant’s counsel, following the guidance of the trial judge, properly used the examination transcript and confronted the eyewitness with a number of inconsistent…