Michigan: Plea In Drug Case.

A lawyer appointed by Mayor Dave Bing of Detroit to the city's ''crisis turnaround team'' has pleaded not guilty to a charge linked to a federal inquiry into a motorcycle gang. The lawyer, Hatim Attalla, appeared in Federal District Court on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances. Mr. Bing said Mr. Attalla would resign immediately. Mr. Attalla's lawyer said the accusations were ''absolutely untrue.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]