People v. Lumpkin

On Remand

T. M. Burns, P. J.

In the early morning hours on August 23, 1972, defendant was stopped by Michigan State Police Trooper Allen Engstrom for speeding on 1-94 in Berrien County, Michigan. Defendant was the driver of the vehicle, and there was one other male passenger. A routine registration check run on the car revealed that the license plate did not match the vehicle. Trooper Engstrom testified that under these circumstances it was his practice to ask the driver if he knew the contents of the trunk. Upon being so questioned, defendant replied that he knew the trunk’s contents and that…