PEOPLE OF MI V PERNISKA BERNARD SALTER
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
UNPUBLISHED
December 26, 2000
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
No. 217105
Oakland Circuit Court
LC No. 98-161643-FH
PERNISKA BERNARD SALTER,
Defendant-Appellant.
Before: Sawyer, P.J., and Jansen and Gage, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of assault with intent to do great bodily
harm less than murder, MCL 750.84; MSA 28.279. He was sentenced as a fourth habitual
offender, MCL 769.12; MSA 28.1084, to five to twenty-five years’ imprisonment. He appeals as
of right. We affirm.
Defendant argues that the circuit court’s comments to defense counsel during jury voir
dire were prejudicial and denied him a fair trial. We disagree. The court’s directions to defense
counsel fell well within its power to control the scope of voir dire and do not show a bias against
defendant or his counsel. The circuit court’s remarks were not “of such a nature as to unduly
influence the jury and thereby deprive the appellant of his right to a fair and impartial trial.”
People v Collier, 168 Mich App 687, 698; 425 NW2d 118 (1988).
Affirmed.
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
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