People v. Buckey

Riley J.

The issue common to both of these cases, and the one which we directed the parties to address, is whether error requiring reversal occurs when the prosecutor argues that the defendant’s presence at trial is an opportunity for the defendant to fabricate testimony.

The Court of Appeals panels in both cases answered affirmatively, thus reversing defendants’ convictions. We reverse the judgments of the Court of Appeals.

In Buckey,1 two members of the Court of Appeals panel also held that questions by the prosecutor during cross-examination of defendant concerning whether various prosecution…