People v. Stanton

400 Mich. 192 (1977)

253 N.W.2d 650

PEOPLE

v.

STANTON

Docket No. 58626.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 2, 1977.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, Bruce A. Barton, Prosecuting Attorney, and Judd R. Spray, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Adams, Goler & Williams for defendant.

Defendant was charged with being an inmate in possession of a weapon which might be used to injure a convict or to assist a convict to escape. MCLA 800.283; MSA 28.1623; 1909 PA 17 as amended by 1972 PA 105. The determinative issue is whether the 1972 amendment to §…