People v. Fields

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of enticing away children under the age of 14, contrary to MCL 750.350; MSA 28.582. On January 18, 1979, defendant was sentenced to 2-1/2 to 10 years imprisonment with credit for 79 days previously served in jail. On November 16, 1979, this Court entered an order permitting the defendant bail pending this appeal as of right.

While defendant’s late husband, Sherman Fields, was in prison, their four children were adjudicated neglected and made temporary wards of the juvenile division of probate court. Following Mr. Fields’ release from prison, both…