People v. Acosta

Defendant was convicted, by a jury, of possession with intent to deliver cocaine in any mixture of 225 grams or more, but less than 650 grams. MCL 333.7401(1) and (2)(a)(ii); MSA 14.15(7401)(1) and (2)(a)(ii). Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than twenty years nor more than thirty years, as mandated by statute.

On September 18, 1983, defendant, along with his stepfather, Benito Alvarez, a codefendant who was tried separately, and his mother, arrived in the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph area from out of town and met up with friends of defendant. They then searched for a motel…