People v. Washington

The Court of Appeals has vacated the defendant’s drug conviction and sentence on the basis of a violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the *296Michigan Constitution, Const 1963, art 1, § 15 and MCL 333.7409; MSA 14.15(7409). We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals. The defendant relinquished his right to assert this claim when he failed to appear for sentencing after pleading guilty. The matter is remanded to the Court of Appeals for consideration of the other issue raised by the defendant but not addressed.

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The defendant was arrested in December 1989 in connection with an undercover…