People v. Newsome

Thirty-nine defendants were charged with 2 counts of conspiracy 1 for the crime of conspiracy to cheat and defraud the city of Detroit, 2 and for conspiracy to offer or receive gifts or gratuities to influence the actions of employees in relation to their employer’s business. 3 The charges were dismissed as to some; others pleaded guilty; 28 were tried in the recorder’s court in the city of Detroit before a jury. Twenty-one were convicted on both counts and seven defendants convicted on count 2, the first count having been dismissed by the court. Seventeen defendants have appealed their…