People v. Ranson

Defendant was convicted following a jury trial on August 22, 1978 of delivery of heroin, contrary to MCL 335.341(l)(a); MSA *15918.1070(41)(l)(a).1 On August 13, 1984, defendant was sentenced to a prison term of four to twenty years and received credit for 113 days of local confinement. On September 28, 1984, an amended judgment of sentence was filed giving defendant 477 days of sentence credit.

After the jury returned its verdict in 1978, defendant was released on bond. Sentencing was scheduled for December 11, 1978. When defendant failed to appear for sentencing, a bench warrant for his arrest was…