Legal Opinion

People v. Owen

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided April 26, 2002No. Docket No. 237316PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMeter, P.J.

The prosecutor appeals as of right from an order dismissing a charge against defendant of concealing or storing a stolen firearm, MCL 750.535b(2). The trial court concluded that the statute of limitations barred the charge. We reverse and remand.

Two break-ins occurred in late 1993 at a home in Ottawa County. Soon after the break-ins, the homeowner reported a handgun missing from the home. In 2001, Mark VanderHulst admitted to the police that he and defendant had broken into the home in question in 1993 and stolen a handgun.1 VanderHulst indicated that at some point after the theft, he and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Toussie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. State v. LodermeierSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  3. People v. CooksMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
  4. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  5. United States v. Bardon Blizzard, Jr., A/K/A Buzz BlizzardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. WestmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. People v. WestmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. People v. HumphreyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. People v. MonacoMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. People v. MungoMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010

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