People v. Brown

Defendant was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. Sentenced to serve a term of from 20 to 40 years in prison, defendant appeals as of right.

Defendant’s sole argument on appeal is that, following a pretrial evidentiary hearing, the trial court erred in failing to suppress the fruits of a warrantless entry by the police into defendant’s home. Defendant challenges only the warrantless entry of his home, arguing that the resulting evidence seized is fruit of the poisonous tree and, therefore, should have been suppressed.

At the evidentiary hearing, Oak Park Police…