People v. Eddington

Prior to defendant’s retrial mandated by People v Eddington, 387 Mich 551; 198 NW2d 297 (1972), defense counsel sought discovery of certain glass particles once imbedded in defendant’s shoes which expert testimony at the first trial indicated matched certain broken backdoor glass in the murder victims’ home. The prosecution agreed to produce the glass particles for defense examination. When they could not be located, defendant moved to suppress the prosecution’s expert testimony. The trial judge granted that motion, unless the missing samples could be subsequently produced. He did not find an…