Legal Opinion
People v. O'NEAL
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1983No. Docket 58315PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDanhof, C.J.
Defendant pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance, pentazocine, in violation of MCL 333.7403(2)(b); MSA 14.15(7403)(2)(b), on January 16, 1981. He was sentenced to serve a term of from one to two years in prison. Defendant appeals his conviction as of right.
Defendant, relying on the decision of another panel of this Court in People v Turmon, 117 Mich App 345; 323 NW2d 698 (1982), claims that his conviction must be reversed because the Legislature has never declared possession of pentazocine to be a crime.
The controlled substances provisions of the Public Health Code, MCL 333.7101…
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