People v. Boyd

D. E. Holbrook, Jr., J.

Defendant was convicted on January 17, 1974, by a jury, of selling heroin. MCLA 335.152; MSA 18.1122. He was sentenced to serve 4 to 20 years in prison. Defendant appeals as of right.

At trial the prosecution relied on the testimony of the complaining witness, Betty Harris. Mrs. Harris, a former addict, testified that she purchased a quantity of heroin from the defendant. The sale occurred while Mrs. Harris was in the district court in Inkster awaiting a preliminary examination on an unrelated matter. The defendant was also present to testify in another case in which he…