People v. Wright

Defendant appeals his conviction by jury of delivery of heroin, MCLA 335.341; MSA 18.1070(41).

The circumstances surrounding defendant’s arrest involved the alleged sale by defendant and a codefendant of seven "dime packets” of heroin to a state police trooper. The defense was mainly established through the codefendant’s testimony that she was not at the residence in question, and that she did not take part in any drug sale. Defendant did not testify.

In rebuttal of this testimony, plaintiff offered into evidence a tape recording that purported to contain an on-the-scene conversation between…