People v. Jones

Charged with armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, defendant Dale Jones was convicted of the offense by a jury on November 4, 1976. The prosecutor filed a supplemental information, charging defendant as a second felony offender, MCL 769.10; MSA 28.1082. Sentenced on December 20, 1976, to a term of 20 to 40 years in prison, defendant appeals as of right.

Defendant charges numerous errors to the trial court. We need address ourselves at length to only two of these allegations.

Defendant was charged with and convicted of the armed robbery of a Howard Johnson Motel. The prosecutor introduced…