People v. LaForte

A jury convicted defendant of breaking and entering a building with intent to commit larceny. MCLA 750.110; MSA 28.305. He appeals and we reverse.

This case is but a variation on tired themes orchestrated many times before by the instant trial prosecutor. Once again the prosecutor has devoted lengthy portions of his cross-examination and summation to areas only marginally relevant but clearly prejudicial. Specifically, the prosecutor elicited from defendant and a defense witness a dollar-by-dollar account of their expenditures prior to the alleged crime, and stressed defendant’s poverty and…