People v. Lane

Defendant, Cheryl Lane, was convicted by a jury of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, in violation of MCL 750.84; MSA 28.279. After being sentenced to not less than two and one-half nor more than ten years in prison, defendant appeals as of right, raising three issues.

On appeal, defendant claims that prejudicial error was injected into the trial by way of the prosecutor’s closing argument and cross-examination of defendant. We quote from the following pertinent passages of the trial transcript:

”Q. [By. Mr. Lehto, Assistant Prosecutor]: You had what you call a knife…