People v. Phillips

A jury convicted defendant of first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct. MCL 750.520b(l)(b)(i), 750.520c(l)(b)(i). In the Court of Appeals, defendant argued that the circuit court erred by denying his motion for new trial on the basis that the court had denied him his statutory right to a polygraph examination. The Court of Appeals held that defendant had forfeited his right to the examination. We affirm defendant’s conviction for reasons other than those stated by the Court of Appeals.

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On a September afternoon, a police officer on patrol in a rural area of Calhoun County noticed a car…