People v. Caldwell

The defendant, Dennis Jobn Caldwell, was charged with illegally taking possession of an airplane and of using it under the provisions of MCLA § 750.367b (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.599 [2]). The case was heard by a jury which rendered a verdict convicting defendant of the crime with which he was charged and the court sentenced him to serve three to five years in prison. This appeal followed.

On August 11,1968, an airplane was removed from its hangar at the Harrisville airport. A witness who viewed the incident from his home testified to the effect that an airplane had taxied about the field for…