People v. Lewis

Defendant, George Lewis, Jr., was arrested and charged in a two-count complaint with illegal possession and sale of narcotics. * At a preliminary examination in the Flint Municipal Court, Jerry Phillips, the principal witness for the prosecution, testified and was subjected to cross-examination by defendant’s counsel. Phillips committed suicide six days later.

At a jury trial in the Genesee County Circuit Court, the testimony given by Phillips at the preliminary examination was read into the record. Attempts by defendant at this time to attack the credibility of defendant Phillips were…