The Investment That Wasn't
People v. Genoa (1991)
Charge: Attempted possession with intent to deliver cocaine Jurisdiction: Michigan Heard on GUILTY or NOT?: 16 October 2026
Whether a man who put up ten thousand dollars to finance a cocaine buy answers for it when the seller was an officer and no drugs existed.
The facts
An undercover police agent told the Defendant that if he put up $10,000 to finance the purchase of a large quantity of cocaine, he would be repaid that sum plus a share of the resale profits. The Defendant delivered the $10,000 to the agent. But there was no cocaine and no deal — the supposed buyer was the police, and no drug transaction ever took place. The Defendant was charged with attempted possession with intent to deliver cocaine. He argued that because no underlying crime was ever committed by anyone, he could not be convicted.
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Citation: People v. Genoa, 188 Mich. App. 461, 470 N.W.2d 447 (1991)
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