People v. Chambers

(dissenting). 1 dissent.

Defendants were charged with breaking and entering an unoccupied building with intent to commit larceny, MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305. The circuit court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss on the ground that the prearrest investigative detention was unreasonably long. I would affirm.

The trial court found that the length of detention in this case, twenty minutes, while police investigated to determine if a crime had been committed, was "unusual” and dismissed the charges. We review the court’s findings for clear error. People v Bryant, 135 Mich App 206, 210; *125353 NW2d…