Opinion
Docket No. 10842.
Decided March 28, 1972. Leave to appeal applied for.
Appeal from Recorder's Court of Detroit, Henry L. Heading, J. Submitted Division 1 February 7, 1972, at Detroit. (Docket No. 10842.) Decided March 28, 1972. Leave to appeal applied for.
James D. Hall was convicted of uttering and publishing a forged instrument. Defendant appeals. Affirmed.
Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Dominick R. Carnovale, Chief, Appellate Department, and Leonard Meyers, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people. Arthur J. Tarnow, State Appellate Defender, and Martin I. Reisig, Assistant Defender, for defendant.
The defendant was convicted by a jury in Detroit Recorder's Court of uttering and publishing, MCLA 750.249; MSA 28.446. He was sentenced by the trial court to a term of 5 to 14 years and appeals as of right.
Defendant raises two issues on appeal. First, he alleges that an eight-month delay between granting a motion for a handwriting expert and a motion for trial adjournment deprived him of his right to a speedy trial. No demand for a speedy trial was made. The law is clear that, absent such a demand, defendant may not complain on appeal. People v. Duncan, 373 Mich. 650 (1964); People v. Miklovich, 375 Mich. 536 (1965); People v. Love, 31 Mich. App. 85 (1971).
Defendant also contends that the prosecutor committed reversible error by asking defendant if he believed in a Supreme Being. MCLA 600.1436; MSA 27A.1436. No objection was raised below. This Court will not pass on issues raised for the first time on appeal unless manifest injustice appears on the record. People v. White, 25 Mich. App. 176 (1970). A review of the record reveals no such injustice.
Affirmed.