People v. Smalls

The people charged defendants with conspiracy to commit prostitution, MCL 750.157a(c); MSA 28.354(l)(c), and MCL 750.448; MSA 28.703. Defendants moved for dismissal based upon an entrapment theory and, following an evidentiary hearing, People v Turner, 390 Mich 7; 210 NW2d 336 (1973), a 36th District Court judge dismissed the charge against all defendants. The people appealed to the Recorder’s Court of the City of Detroit, which affirmed the dismissal. This Court granted the people’s application for leave to appeal. We reverse and reinstate the charge against all defendants.

The facts taken…