People v. Whitfield

On January 25, 1974, a jury convicted defendant of forcible rape. MCLA 750.520; MSA 28.788. Defendant received a sentence of two to five years in prison, and appeals as of right.

This case presents two issues for review, first, whether the unobjected to and inadvertent statement of the complainant that she took a lie-detector test resulted in a miscarriage of justice, and second, whether the trial court erred in precluding defense counsel from cross-examining the complainant as to whether she had engaged in any prior sexual activity with third persons.

The complainant testified that subsequent…