PEOPLE v. BARAJAS

Docket No. 124795.

198 Mich. App. 551 (1993)

499 N.W.2d 396

PEOPLE v. BARAJAS

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided March 2, 1993, at 9:25 A.M.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Jon R. Sahli, Prosecuting Attorney, and Matthew L. Glaser and Ronald S. Pichlik, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for the people.

Gemrich, Moser, Bowser, Fette & Lohrmann (by Scott Graham), for the defendant on appeal.

Before: HOLBROOK, JR., P.J., and MacKENZIE and SAWYER, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of conspiracy to possess over 650 grams of cocaine. MCL 750.157a(a); MSA 28.354(1) (a) and MCL 333.7403(2)(a)(i); MSA 14.15(7403)(2)(a) (i). He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He now appeals, and we reverse.

Defendant's conviction arises out of a complicated drug deal. Briefly, defendant was to purchase approximately one kilogram of cocaine from Rene Vina. However, before the purchase...

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