People v. Arthur Burton

Defendant appeals his jury-based conviction on a charge of first-degree murder, MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548, for which he received a sentence of life imprisonment. In urging reversal, he directs our attention to three aspects of the proceedings below.

I

Initially, defendant asserts that the following excerpt from the cross-examination of defendant at trial discloses prosecutorial error in violation of MCLA 600.1436; MSA 27A.1436, and People v Hall, 391 Mich 175; 215 NW2d 166 (1974):

"Q [Mr. Easton, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney]: Didn’t you tell the doctor this towards the end of the Brevitol…