People v. Harvey

Defendant was charged with having committed armed robbery * on July 16, 1966, in the city of Detroit. He was tried by a judge without a jury, convicted and sentenced. On appeal, the defendant claims that he was denied a fair trial by the trier of fact reviewing the arresting officer’s report which was not in evidence.

A witness in the trial was Patrolman Chesney who testified that he had participated in the arrest of the defendant and then testified further from the report ■ that he had made upon the arrest of the defendant. Upon the completion of the testimony of officer Chesney, the court…