People v. Smith

Defendant was charged with carrying an unlicensed pistol in an automobile.

Considerable prior history precedes the instant submission. The issue is admissibility of the pistol into evidence. The district court judge held that the evidence was unlawfully seized and inadmissible. The Kent County Circuit Court, on superintending control, reversed, and defendant was bound over for trial. The Court of Appeals affirmed the order of the Kent County Circuit Court. Subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court brings the case before this Court through remand and order for determination.

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