People v. Bragdon

Defendant was convicted following a jury trial of delivery of marijuana, MCL 333.7401, subds (1) and (2)(c); MSA 14.15(7401), subds (1) and (2)(c). The next day, January 4, 1984, the same jury convicted defendant of being a second felony offender, MCL 769.10; MSA 28.1082. *199He was sentenced to one year in the county jail. He appeals as of right. We reverse.

It was error for the prosecutor to question the defendant by stating, "So you’re guilty of the crime?” Absent a valid plea, the issue of an accused’s guilt or innocence is a question for the trier of fact. As with matters of credibility, it…