People v. Dimitris

On December 19, 1979, defendant, Harold Groff Dimitris (also known as Billy Lee Jack), was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b; MSA 28.788(2), by a Van Burén County Circuit Court jury. On February 20, 1980, defendant was sentenced to a prison term of from 11 to 35 years with credit for 520 days already served. Defendant appeals as of right.

The first issue raised by defendant is whether the trial court committed reversible error when it ruled that defendant could be questioned about otherwise inadmissible evidence of prior convic tions once he raised the defense of…