People v. West

Because the trial court erred, under People v Jackson, 391 Mich 323; 217 NW2d 22 (1974), and People v Cherry, 393 Mich 261; 224 NW2d 286 (1974), in handling the defendant’s motion to exclude reference to his prior convictions and in giving an instruction on the order of jury deliberation expressly disapproved in People v Hurst, 396 Mich 1; 238 NW2d 6 (1976), and People v Mays, 407 Mich 619; 288 NW2d 207 (1980), we reverse the defendant’s conviction.

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Debra Allen testified that on June 11, 1976, Charles West, along with Shelvy and Lynda Ad*335ams1 and herself, developed a plan to "pull a rip” on…