People v. Conyers

Defendant appeals as of right his January 5, 1990, jury conviction and January 16, 1990, sentence for carrying a concealed weapon, MCL 750.227; MSA 28.424. Recorder’s Court Judge Warfield Moore, Jr., sentenced him to eighteen months to five years in prison. The guideline sentence range was zero to twelve months. Defendant raises issues of improper judicial comments, improper denial of a motion for mistrial, lack of due diligence in obtaining a witness, and abuse of discretion in sentencing. We reverse.

We are again confronted with issues of judicial misconduct related to Judge Warfield Moore.…