People v. Willis

Defendant Henry Willis appeals from a conviction by jury of the crime of accepting the earnings of a prostitute in violation of CL 1948, § 750.457 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.712). The errors claimed on appeal were at the preliminary examination and not at the trial itself.

The examination was held in the recorder’s court of Detroit between the 17th and 20th days of March, 1964. Defense counsel claims the examining magistrate berated him and admitted into evidence inadmissible hearsay “thereby prejudicing defendant’s rights to a fair examination.” Upon completion of the examination, defendant was…