
Court Finds Probable Cause to Search Vehicle
Case: People v. Johnson, Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Suppression of evidence; Probable cause to search a vehicle; Illinois v. Gates; People v. Levine; People v. Kazmierczak; Maryland v. Pringle; Warrantless search; The automobile exception. Summary: The court held that the trial court erred by granting defendant’s motion to suppress evidence found during a vehicle search because the officers had probable cause to search it. While surveilling a ho

Court Overturns Defendant's Conviction
Case: People v. Edwards Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Applicability of MCL 750.479c(2);”Serious misdemeanor” defined; MCL 780.811(1)(a)(xiv); MCL 750.479c(5)(c); Sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction for lying to a police officer during a police investigation; MCL 750.479c(1)(b); Statutory interpretation; People v. Thomas; People v. Borchard-Ruhland; People v. Flick; “Inform” defined; Right against self-incrimination; Miranda v