People v. Blackwell

Defendant Lonis Myron Blackwell was tried by a jury and convicted of breaking and entering a business place with intent to commit larceny, CL 1948, § 750.110, as amended by PA 1964, No 133 (Stat Ann 1965 Cum Supp § 28.305). He was sentenced to serve a term of two to ten years. On appeal there are two assignments of error.

Defendant contends that the trial judge committed error in his instructions to the jury in referring to prior convictions of a witness. The objected to portion of these instructions was to the effect that “some previous convictions” of defendant’s principal witness could be…