People v. Nash

Defendant seeks leave to appeal from a 1955 jury conviction for kidnapping. MCLA 750.349; MSA 28.581. We granted leave to consider whether People v Otis Adams, 34 Mich App 546 (1971), leave granted, 385 Mich 784, requires a reversal of this conviction.

The facts precipitating the challenged conviction are set forth with detail. On the evening of September 18, 1954, Mr. Haynor, a lieutenant at the Ionia Reformatory, was directed to transport defendant to the Jackson State Prison for an emergency appendectomy. Albert Miller, an inmate nurse, accompanied defendant on this transfer. Defendant, who…