Legal Opinion
People v. Sesson
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1973No. Docket 13826PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolbrook, J.
Defendant, Mack Sesson, was convicted in a two-day jury trial held March 17-18, 1971, of illegally selling a quantity of heroin in violation of MCLA 335.152; MSA 18.1122, and sentenced to 20 to 40 years imprisonment. Defendant brings this delayed appeal by leave of court.
Of the six prosecution witnesses, the testimony of five was confined to the chain of custody of the exhibits involved; one of the five, duly qualified as an expert, identified the substance transferred in the alleged sale as diacetyl morphine, more commonly known as heroin, diluted with sugar and methepyrilene. No serious…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- People v. BrocatoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. HumphreysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
- People v. JohnsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. MonasterskiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. Robert HallMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. WhittyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. DuncanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
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