People v. Snyder

A jury convicted the defendant of assault with intent to murder and felony-firearm. The Court of Appeals affirmed, over the dissent of a judge who believed that the circuit court erred in excluding impeachment testimony. We agree with the dissenting judge in the Court of Appeals, and therefore reverse and remand this case to the circuit court for a new trial.

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Defendant William D. Snyder shot a woman on November 13, 1994. She testified that they had argued, and that the defendant had threatened to kill her. The defendant called several witnesses at trial, but did not himself testify.

During…