Court Opinion

ID: 9686004
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 15:13:11.036006+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:12.570371
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N. J. Kaufman, P.J.
(concurring). I concur separately for the simple reason that I cannot find anything wrong with the well-written opinion of Judge Riley.
My difficulty is that I do not know why defense counsel stated that defendant had an unblemished record. If I were to guess I would say he did it because he knew of People v Renno, 392 Mich 45; 219 NW2d 422 (1974), and knew that if his client took the witness stand he could not be questioned in regard to misdemeanor or ordinance violations.
I also do not know why the defendant answered the prosecutor’s question as to previous convictions by stating that he had never been convicted of any offense. It could have been for two reasons: (1) that he heard his counsel say he had an unblemished record and (2) that his counsel had already told him he could not be questioned as to misdemeanor and/or ordinance convictions.
Nevertheless, it was perjury. Therefore, I affirm.