People v. Dorsey

The defendant was orginally charged with a single count of extortion. MCL 750.213; MSA 28.410. He was convicted after a one-day bench trial and was sentenced to serve from 15 to 20 years imprisonment on November 18, 1971. He appealed and we affirmed the conviction, but remanded the matter for resentencing to comply with People v Tanner, 387 Mich 683; 199 NW2d 202 (1972). The trial court resentenced the defendant to serve from 13 to 20 years imprisonment.

Still believing himself a victim of gross injustice, the defendant petitioned the federal district court for habeas corpus relief, contending…