People v. Cushman
Michigan Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtM. F. Cavanagh, J.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury in Shiawassee County Circuit Court of the offense of delivery of a controlled substance; namely, heroin. MCLA 335.341(l)(a); MSA 18.1070(41)(l)(a). On appeal the defendant raises several issues, only one of which merits discussion.1
The theory which the defendant sought to present at trial was that he was entrapped into the sale of the heroin to undercover agents. According to the defense theory, the defendant’s cousin, while working secretly as a police agent, induced him into selling a small amount of heroin to a *163third person who was supposedly very…
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