People v. Gratzer

Defendants were charged with delivery of a controlled substance, MCL 333.7401(1), (2)(a)(iii); MSA 14.15(7401)(1), (2)(a)(iii), and possession of a controlled substance, MCL 333.7403(1), (2)(a)(iii); MSA 14.15(7403)(1), (2)(a)(iii). Following a Turner 1 hearing, the trial court granted defendants’ motions for dismissal of the charges based on entrapment and the people appeal as of right.

The testimony bearing on entrapment can be summarized as follows: The Michigan State Police and members of the Lapeer County Investigative Unit, by threatening to arrest Paul Cozcarelli for narcotics…