People v. Musser

Defendant was convicted of two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520c(1)(a), and assault and battery, MCL 750.81, 1 arising out of accusations made by an eleven-year-old girl. The Court of Appeals affirmed defendant’s convictions. We granted leave to appeal to consider whether out-of-court statements made by police investigators during an interrogation of a defendant that vouch for the credibility of another must be redacted from a recording of the interview before it is played for the jury.

At this juncture, we find it unnecessary to adopt a bright-line rule requiring…