People v. Hardaway

Defendant, charged with breaking and entering the Allstate Auto Wash, a business establishment in Dearborn, Michigan, with intent to commit larceny therein, MCLA 750.110; MSA 28.305, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to a term of 5 to 10 years in prison. On appeal he raises an issue of first impression, viz. was defendant denied his right to meaningful cross-examination when tapes of police broadcasts made at the time of the offense were erased prior to trial based on a police departmental policy of erasing such tapes within 30 days. Defendant also advances two other grounds for…