People v. Harley

The defendant, Richard L. Harley, was found guilty by a jury of uttering and publishing, MCLA 750.249; MSA 28.446, was sentenced to a term of 3 to 14 years, and appeals as of right without having made a motion for a new trial.

The first issue arises as a result of testimony given by the defendant to the effect that the chief witness called him in the hospital, apologized for getting him into trouble by lying about the checks, and then indicated that he would straighten the matters out with the prosecuting attorney. During the conference on instructions, the trial judge indicated that he would…