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PEOPLE v. RIOS

No. 17 June Term 1971, Docket No. 53,084.

386 Mich. 172 (1971)

191 N.W.2d 297

PEOPLE v. RIOS PEOPLE v. CONTRERAS

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided November 9, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Dominick R. Carnovale, Chief, Appellate Department, and Robert A. Reuther, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Arthur J. Tarnow, State Appellate Defender, for defendants on appeal.

Amicus Curiae: Campbell, Lee, Kurzman & Leitman.

SWAINSON, J.

Patrick Contreras and Edward Rios were arrested on October 5, 1956 and charged with unlawful sale of narcotics in violation of MCLA § 335.152 (Stat Ann 1957 Rev § 18.1122). They were found guilty by a jury on November 30, 1956. The trial judge sentenced each defendant to from 20 to 30 years imprisonment on December 20, 1956. A delayed motion for new trial was denied on August 26, 1969. In an opinion dated October 1, 1970, the Court of Appeals...

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