People v. Bartlett

These defendants, with others, were tried on an information charging them with the crime of criminal conspiracy and were convicted by a jury. They have prosecuted their appeals on the same record that was filed in the case of People v. Heidt, ante:, 629. Reference is made to the opinion in that case for a statement of the general facts involved, the nature of the charge as set forth in the information, and the theory on which the prosecution was based.

These appellants raise the following questions:

“1. Does the failure of the State to call Heinrich Pickert, Detroit police commissioner, as a…