Legal Opinion
People v. Walker
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1975No. Docket 19185PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWalsh, J.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury of the offense of possession of heroin, contrary to MCLA 335.341(4)(a); MSA 18.1070 (41)(4)(a), and was sentenced to serve 2 to 4 years in prison. He appeals as of right and asserts four assignments of error. None requires reversal.
On November 26, 1972, at about 4:50 a.m. two police officers driving on Eight Mile Road in Oak Park observed the defendant slumped over the wheel of his car, which was parked with the motor running in a parking lot adjacent to a motel. The officers pulled into the lot, approached the vehicle and aroused the defendant, who…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- People v. DixonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
- People v. MaysMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. GelvinNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. BrooksMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. JohnsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. RossMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
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