Court of Appeals upholds Mt. Pleasant man's assault conviction

Michigan Court of Appeals judges have upheld the conviction of an Isabella County man who assaulted his wife with a baseball bat. Judges ruled that Stephen Lyttle’s attorney opened the door for testimony about his substance abuse and admission to a “psych ward.” Lyttle, 61, of Mt. Pleasant is serving a 57-month to10-year sentence in the Lakeland Correctional Facility for the July 10, 2010 beating of his estranged wife, Tracy. In his appeal, Lyttle said testimony about his addiction to prescription pain killers and religion was “erroneously” admitted into evidence.

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