Legal Opinion
People v. Beavers
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1975No. 54847, (Calendar No. 16)PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. W. Fitzgerald, J.
Defendant was convicted by a jury of the sale of heroin 1 and received a sentence of from 20 to 40 years imprisonment. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and we granted leave to appeal.
Ronny Barker, a police informant, was cooperating with the Port Huron Police Department in their efforts to control the trafficking of narcotics. On December 6, 1970, he was contacted by Sgt. Joseph Eastwood and asked to participate in a controlled purchase of narcotics from the defendant. Barker and Officer Eastwood then picked up Lt. Herman Dusellier and proceeded to a parking lot where Barker was…
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