People v. Rios

On September 14, 1956, defendants allegedly sold marijuana to two members of the Detroit Police Department. They were arrested on October 5, 1956, and tried the following month. They were found guilty by a jury and each was sentenced to 20 to 30 years imprisonment.

Both defendants raise four like grounds for appeal, and Contreras raises two additional grounds.

Both defendants claim the State failed to prove that they did not have a license and, therefore, their convictions cannot be sustained. They claim the statute under which they were convicted 1 applies to “any person not having a license,”…