People v. Smith

Respectfully, I dissent from the majority’s reversal of defendant’s bench-tried conviction. I think it highly improper that a copy of the polygraph examination report was placed in the circuit court file by the prosecutor. I also think that the prosecutor improperly injected evidence of the polygraph examination in other ways and may well be subject to sanctions. Nonetheless, I would affirm. The trial court stated that it was uninfluenced by the polygraph examination. Trial courts can be expected to be aware of the rule of People v Becker, 300 Mich 562; 2 NW2d 503 (1942), People v Davis, 343…