Defendant was charged with first-degree murder, MCLA § 750.316 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.548); he was tried before a jury which returned a verdict of second-degree murder, MCLA § 750.317 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.549). Defendant appeals as of right.
Testimony adduced at the trial showed that on the evening of January 24, 1969, defendant was sitting in the living rоom of the residence which he shared with the deceased. A female comрanion of the deceased came to visit and, on the deceased’s invitatiоn, the two women entered the kitchen. While they were standing in the kitchen, conversing in a lоw tone, defendant rose from the couch, went to the closet and took out a shotgun; upon proceeding to the kitchen door, he allegedly aimed the gun at thе deceased and the gun discharged, killing her. When the police arrived, the defendаnt stated something to the effect that he had just done something he should have done a long time ago. The defendant testified at trial that he did not know the gun was loaded and that the gun had accidentally discharged when the deceased’s companion hаd humped him while she was trying to get out of the kitchen. He stated that he used the gun in an attemрt to frighten the companion so that she would leave.
During the trial, the prosecutiоn questioned the defendant regarding any other crimes he may have been arrestеd for and convicted of, for the purpose of testing his credibility:
“Q. (Mr. Stevens, assistant prosecutor): Yоu told counsel that you have never been convicted of any crimes, is that correct?
“A. (Defendant): Right.
*311 “Q. Are you sure?
“A. Sure.
“Q. Never convicted of any crimes?
“A. If I have, I don’t know the record.
“Q. All right. Your name is Ora T. Jones, is that correct?
“A. Yes.
“Q. ‘T.’ for Turner?
“A. That’s right.
“Q. Have you ever been known as Ora Turner Jones?
“A. Yes.
“Q. Have you ever lived in the Royal Oak Township?
“A. Royal Oak Township?
“Q. Yes?
“A. Yes, I have.
“Q. I asked you were you ever arrested and convicted of any crimes ? I am asking you whether you were arrested and convicted of any crimes?
“A. No, sir.
“Q. I ask you, havе you ever been convicted of any crimes in the Royal Oak Township, in 1955?
“A. No, sir.
“Q. All right. Have you еver been convicted of any crimes in or around 1960?
“A. No, never.
“Q. How about September 21st, 1960?
“A. 1960?
“Q. Yes?
*312 “A. No, no convictions.
“Q. Pardon me?
“A. No convictions.
“Q. Were you ever in this court?
“A. Never in this court, no.
“Q. Not in this building, Recorder’s Court?
“A. Recorder’s Court?
“Q. Yes?
“A. Yes, I was in Recorder’s Court.
“Q. Were you convicted in Recorder’s Court, 1960?
“A. No.
“Q. Did you ever go to Plymouth?
“A. Yes.
“Q. When?
“A. About 1960.
“Q. Were you sentenced out of this court?
“A. Friend of the Court.
“Q. Were you sentenced out of this court?
“A. I wasn’t exactly sentenced.
“Mr. Roberts [For the defense]: I think the court will take judiсial notice that Recorder’s Court doesn’t handle Friend of the Court matters.
“The Court: Just a moment, no, they don’t. That is a function of circuit court, and the counsel did not give that answer, thаt was the witness’s answer.
“Q. (By Mr. Stevens, continuing): Were you ever in Recorder’s Court, in Detroit, on Septеmber 21, 1960?
“A. (No response).
“Q. Is your answer yes or no?
*313 “A. I refuse to answer, feeling it will incriminate me.
“Mr. Roberts: He answered no.
“The Court: Is that his answer?
“Mr. Stevens: His is on the record as I heard it.
“The Court: Go ahead with your questioning.
“Q. (By Mr. Stevens, continuing): Well, the record is clear. I’m asking you, on or about the 21st of Septembеr, 1960, were you convicted and your answer is no and I have it on the record. Have yоu been arrested or convicted of anything in 1967 ?
“A. 1967, no.
“Q. September 16, 1967 ?
“A. No.
“Q. Never?
“Mr. Roberts: If the Court please, I’m going to objeсt to this line of questioning.
“The Court: The answer is no.
“Mr. Roberts: Yes, but your Honor —”
Defense counsel objected and moved for a mistrial, which the court denied after the prosecution promised to produce evidenсe to substantiate the convictions. No evidence was introduced to establish that the foregoing allegations were true. The insinuations and innuendoes of unproven convictions served to undermine defendant’s credibility, and tended to destroy his defense оf accidental killing.
Defense counsel refers us to
People
v.
Di Paolo
(1962),
‘“Q. All right. Now, you testified you had been in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1950, is that correct?
“ ‘A. Yes, sir. * * *
“ ‘Q. You also testifiеd you had been convicted of 1 crime, is that correct?
“‘A. Yes, sir.
“ ‘Q. I will ask you whether or not оn the 23rd day of November, 1950, you were convicted of rape in Erie, Pennsylvania?
“‘A. I was not convicted. I, — this is very important to me to make statement about this. I, —
“ ‘Q. The answer is either “yes” or “no.”
“ ‘A. No, sir.
“ ‘Q. So if the police records show that, they are wrong 1
“ ‘A. Yes, sir.’
“After some further questions relating to defendant’s past conduct counsel again referred to the alleged offense in Pennsylvania, and the following occurred :
‘“Q. You deny the rape in Pennsylvania?
“ ‘A. No deny. I was find no guilty. No rape.
“ ‘Q. So if the record shows you were convicted of rape in Pennsylvania, then this record is wrong?
“ ‘A. Yes, sir.’ ” People v. Di Paolo, supra, 395, 396.
In the instant casе, the prosecution repeatedly inquired whether defendant had even been arrested and convicted of any other crimes. The cumulative effect of such innuendoes need not be expounded upon. We find the instant case comes within the interdiction of People v. Di Paolo, supra, and requires reversal, with a new trial.
*315 Having reached this conclusion, it is unnecessary to consider the other claims of error advanced by defendant.
Reversed and remanded.