People v. Taurianen

The defendants, Charles W. Taurianen, John W. Paluzzi, Jr., and Demetrios Hatsios, were charged with one count of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretenses, MCL 750.157a; MSA 28.354(1) (Count I), and three counts of obtaining money by false pretenses, MCL 750.218; MSA 28.415 (Counts II, III, and IV). After a preliminary examination in Detroit Recorder’s Court, the three defendants were bound over for trial on all charges. On April 16, 1979, pretrial motions were heard and, on April 27, 1979, the trial judge ordered Count I, conspiracy to obtain money by false pretenses, quashed as to all…