People v. Thomas

Defendant, Lamont C. Thomas, was convicted in a bench trial of carrying a concealed weapon, contrary to MCL 750.227; MSA 28.424, and was sentenced to not less than three years nor more than five years in prison. He made a motion for a new trial, claiming that evidence of the gun upon which the charge was based was produced *603through an illegal search and seizure. Upon denial of the motion, defendant appeals as of right.

Defendant was the front-seat passenger in an automobile that was stopped for failing to signal a left turn. Upon approaching the stopped vehicle, Sergeant Hawks and Officer Brown…