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PEOPLE v. AARON

Docket Nos. 57376, 61140, 61194. (Calendar Nos. 3-5).

409 Mich. 672 (1980)

299 N.W.2d 304

PEOPLE v. AARON PEOPLE v. THOMPSON PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided November 24, 1980.

Rehearing denied December 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, and Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, for the people.

William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Edward Reilly Wilson, Principal Attorney, Appeals, and Don W. Atkins, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Aaron.

Robert L. Kaczmarek, Prosecuting Attorney, Peter C. Jensen, Special Prosecutor, and Patrick M. Meter, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Thompson.

William F. Delhey, Prosecuting Attorney, and Lynwood E. Noah, Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, and Elizabeth Osgood Pollard, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Wright.

Carl Ziemba for defendant Aaron.

State Appellate Defender (by Daniel J. Wright) for defendant Thompson.

Marc L. Goldman and R. Michael Stillwagon for defendant Wright.

Rehearing denied as to Thompson December 23, 1980.

FITZGERALD, J.

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