People v. Lytal

Defendant appeals from his February, 1978, jury convictions of four counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance contrary to MCL 335.341(1)(b); MSA 18.1070(41)(1)(b). He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 4 to 7 years on each of the first two charges and 10 to 20 years on each of the other two charges. Five issues are raised on appeal.

I. Did the ruling, evidence and argument con cerning defendant’s prior conviction constitute reversible error?

At the close of the prosecutor’s case in chief, but prior to commencement of defendant’s case, the prosecution sought…