Court Opinion

ID: 9850283
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:54:32.145649+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:20:34.413602
License: Public Domain

Cynar, P.J.
(concurring). I agree that no reversible error occurred in this case. The evidence regarding the other murder clearly falls within the similar acts statute, MCL 768.27; MSA 28.1050, People v Oliphant, 399 Mich 472; 250 NW2d 443 (1976). Although the record is not as clear as it should be, I believe it sufficiently supports the conclusion that the trial judge recognized his discretion in ruling on the admissibility of the "similar acts” evidence. As the majority properly concludes, the probative value of this evidence outweighed its prejudicial effect. Therefore, the evidence was properly admitted at trial.