People v. Clyburn

Defendant was tried jointly with a codefendant before a jury. He was convicted of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny, MCLA 750.110; MSA 28.305, and sentenced to five to ten years in prison. He appeals raising a number of issues which relate primarily to certain procedural aspects of his trial. We affirm.

I

On the second day of trial, one of the jurors informed the court that he was acquainted with defendant Clyburn’s father. The juror explained that he was not made aware of this association until he got a telephone call from the defendant’s uncle on the preceding evening. The…