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People v. Gaines

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided May 29, 1974No. Docket 16193PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHolbrook, P. J.

The defendant, John L. Gaines, was convicted by a jury in Oakland County Circuit Court of selling or dispensing narcotics without a license. MCLA 335.152; MSA 18.1122. The drugs in question were heroin and cocaine. Under the then existiiig law these drugs were defined as "narcotics”. MCLA 335.151(2)(a)(e); MSA 18.1121(2)(a)(e). He was sentenced to 5 to 20 years in state prison.

The defendant had been introduced to an undercover police agent by Margy Pohl, an addict and cooperator, in a Detroit "dope pad”. Barry Blackstone, a member of the Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team, was informed…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. KoehlerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. People v. PottsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. MartinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. JonesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People v. TinskeyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974

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