People v. Hale

Defendant was convicted Maj 16, 1974, of conspiracy to burn a dwelling house, MCLA 750.72; MSA 28.267, and MCLA 750.157a; MSA 28.354(1), after a four-day jury trial. Defendant was sentenced on June 5, 1974, to a prison term of 1-1/2 to 20 years. Defendant appeals his conviction as of right under GCR 1963, 806.1.

Defendants Leonard Hale, Verlin Thomas, and Herman Handshoe were charged by information with the crime of conspiring to burn the defendant’s mobile home. At the preliminary examination, charges against Verlin Thomas were dismissed for lack of evidence. Later, the trial court granted a…