People v. Chesbro

Defendant was tried, convicted and sentenced for the crime of resisting an officer. The cause was tried without the aid of a jury. Dewight Mitter, DeWayne Bradley, and respondent were charged with resisting a police officer in the city of Lansing on July 30, 1941. Mitter pleaded guilty prior to the trial of respondent.

At the trial of respondent, evidence was introduced showing that a gasoline station in the city of Lansing had been broken into three days previous to July 30,1941. A city detective went to the house where Mitter was staying for the purpose of arresting him for the crime of…