Legal Opinion
People v. Sims
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 24, 1970No. Docket 5,934, 6,359PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, J.
On November 2, 1967, defendants Thomas Sims and Leonard Perry were jointly tried by a jury and convicted of carrying dangerous weapons in a motor vehicle, 1 namely a .38-caliber Colt revolver, a .25-caliber Browning automatic pistol, and a .22-caliber Crosman CO2 pistol lacking the CO2 apparatus. The defendants’ four allegations of error are rephrased and discussed seriatim.
1. The .25-caliber automatic pistol was seised pursuant to an illegal search.
At the time of their arrest on June 15, 1967, the defendants were passengers in a 1966 Mustang owned by a girlfriend of the driver. Sims sat in…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by16 opinions
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