PEOPLE v. WEBB

Docket No. 104587, Calendar No. 1.

580 N.W.2d 884 (1998)

458 Mich. 265

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald D. WEBB, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 21, 1998.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, John McBain, Prosecuting Attorney, Richard D. Hitt, Special Prosecutor, and Jerrold Schrotenboer, Chief Appellate Attorney, Jackson, for People.

State Appellate Defender by P.E. Bennett, Detroit, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion

MALLETT, Chief Justice.

This is a murder case in which the defendant offered the defense of insanity. Following his conviction on one murder count, the defendant argued in the Court of Appeals that the circuit court abused its discretion in restricting the testimony of his psychiatric expert. The Court of Appeals affirmed, finding no error. We believe that the circuit court did err, but we likewise affirm. On this record, the error was harmless....

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