People v. Goulett

Defendant, while a prison inmate, was charged with bringing liquor into a prison, contrary to MCL 800.281; MSA 28.1621. The trial court, after refusing to dismiss or quash the information, accepted defendant’s guilty plea. Defendant appeals as of right. We reverse.

The only evidence adduced against defendant was that he was caught climbing through a window into his barracks with a plastic jug which smelled of intoxicants. It was stipulated that the jug contained liquor and there was no doctor’s prescription for the liquor. The record was absolutely barren of any proof that the defendant…