People v. Hammond

Defendant appeals as of right his jury conviction of arson. He argues to this Court that physical evidence utilized by the prosecutor during both the waiver hearings in juvenile court and the trial in circuit court were inadmissible. Defendant also contends that the trial judge abused his discretion by imposing an excessively harsh sentence.

The facts of this case are as follows:

On October 27, 1968, a costly fire occurred in the administrative offices of the Mt. Clemens Senior High School. The Mt. Clemens Fire Department and the Michigan State Police Arson Squad investigated the scene. Several…