People v. Hendrick

In People v. Hendrick, 398 Mich. 410; 247 N.W.2d 840 (1976), the prosecutor had filed a supplemental information on the same day the defendant had been sentenced for his conviction of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. MCL 750.84; MSA 28.279. However, one week before the defendant's trial, the prosecutor had received an FBI "rap sheet" indicating that defendant had prior felony convictions in the states of Washington and North Dakota. Hendrick, 398 Mich. at 414-415. In a narrow holding, the Hendrick Court concluded that the prosecutor had acted properly because "'it would be foolish to rely solely upon a rap sheet for information.'" 398 Mich. at 421 (quoting the trial court). Justice Levin dissented in Hendrick, 398 Mich. at 421-428.