People v. Makidon

Defendant was convicted of rape, MCL 750.520; MSA 28.788, by a Shiawassee County Circuit Court jury on April 13, 1972. He was sentenced on May 8, 1972, to a prison term of 30 to 40 years. He appeals by leave granted September 22, 1977.

Defendant raises three issues on appeal. Our *289disposition of this case renders a discussion of the first issue unnecessary.

Defendant argues that the trial judge failed to exercise his discretion to exclude evidence of defendant’s prior criminal convictions to be introduced at trial to impeach defendant’s credibility. The present case was tried prior to People v…