People v. Scott

On April 18, 1974, Henry Lee Scott was found guilty by a jury of armed robbery. MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797. He was sentenced to a term of a minimum of 10 years to a maximum of 20 years in prison on June 17,1974.

The first issue raised on appeal is whether certain comments by the prosecutor in his closing argument amounted to reversible error by denying the defendant a fair trial.

The defendant did not object at the trial to the comments made by the prosecutor in his closing argument.

People v McLendon, 51 Mich App 543, 547; 215 NW2d 742 (1974), states the applicable standard of review:

"The general…