People v. Bradford

D. E. Holbrook, Jr., J.

The defendants were jointly tried and convicted by a jury for the unarmed robbery of Wallace Haith. MCLA 750.530; MSA 28.798. Each defendant received a sentence of 5 to 15 years in prison. Both defendants appeal as of right.

At trial, over the vigorous objection of Sutton’s trial counsel, the trial court, utilizing the similar acts statute, 1 permitted Anthony Pickens to testify that about 40 minutes after Haith was robbed he was also robbed by Sutton. On appeal, the defendants present a joint, multi-pronged attack on the similar acts statute. They argue that it is…