People v. Strong

We are presented with prosecutorial misconduct, in the form of eliciting evidence which the trial judge had already ruled inadmissible. Because the prosecutor’s misconduct eviscerated the defense theory we must reverse the defendant’s conviction.

I

Midday on March 25, 1975, Allard Shelton was in his Detroit market with five-year-old Dana Nixon. He was killed during the course of a robbery. In a complaint filed April 16, 1975, defendant was charged with felony murder and armed robbery.

The police investigation had initially focused on Charles Edwards. His wife then came forward and, *360with a grant…