People v. Stoker

1 Citing case

  1. People v. Bowers

    136 Mich. App. 284 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984)   Cited 14 times

    A review of these cases clearly indicates that evidence of other criminal conduct of the defendant is admissible to explain or illustrate the circumstances surrounding the commission of the charged offense rather than as substantive proof that because he committed one act he necessarily, or more probably, committed the other. In People v Stoker, 103 Mich. App. 800; 303 N.W.2d 900 (1981), the introduction of evidence showing that defendant was in possession of several different identification cards at the time of his arrest for armed robbery and felony-firearm was held to be reversibly erroneous and not within the res gestae exception. This Court found that the relevance and probative value of the evidence was suspect considering the absence of proof that the identification cards had been stolen.