PEOPLE v. GRASTY

PER CURIAM.

Convicted by a jury and sentenced for assault with intent to rob and steal being armed, defendant appeals on the basis of three alleged reversible errors.

Defendant was arraigned on the warrant January 12, 1967, at which time his preliminary examination was set for January 27, 1967. Defendant contends this violated the mandatory requirement of MCLA § 766.4 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.922) that examination be set not exceeding ten days after arraignment on the warrant, and that this violation constitutes reversible error.

There is nothing in the record to indicate why the magistrate set the preliminary examination 15 days after defendant was arraigned on the warrant. Failure to comply with the statutory ten-day requirement above mentioned was error, but it was a procedural error and it is not reversible error unless a miscarriage of justice resulted from it. People v. Collins (1968), 380 Mich. 131.

Defendant was tried March 18, 1967, so he was not denied a speedy trial. He has demonstrated no prejudice to him by the five-day delay. This Court has recently held that a delay of the type presented here is not reversible error. See People v. Linscott (1968), 14 Mich. App. 334.

On the basis of an excerpt taken from the prosecuting attorney's rebuttal argument to the jury, defendant claims a violation of the rule against "golden rule" jury argument, namely: asking the jury to place itself in the position of the complainant. Assuming the argument was objectionable, it was not objected to and it is not properly before this Court. People v. Hider (1968), 12 Mich. App. 526. The language complained of is not as objectionable as that approved in People v. Laker (1967), 7 Mich. App. 425.

Finally, defendant urges as reversible error the trial judge's efforts to correct an improper verdict as announced by the jury foreman. We find that the trial judge was not only justified to, he was obligated to obtain an accurate verdict, People v. George Baker (1967), 7 Mich. App. 7.

Affirmed.