People v. Graham

This case presents two principal issues: 1) Whether the defendant’s silence during interrogation can be used for the purpose of impeachment; 2) Whether the defendant’s silence during interrogation was inconsistent with his testimony at trial.

Defendant Graham was convicted of robbery armed in Detroit Recorder’s Court by a jury on June 1, 1967, and sentenced from 15 to 30 years in prison. The trial court denied the defendant’s motion for a new trial, and the Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. This Court granted the defendant’s delayed application for leave to appeal on April 21, 1971.

The…