People v. Lillis

On October 17, 1974, after a bench trial in Kent County Circuit Court, defendant was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon in a motor vehicle, MCLA 750.227; MSA 28.424. He was subsequently sentenced to a term of from 3 to 5 years and now appeals of right.

The sole issue to be decided on appeal is whether the trial court committed error by denying defense motions to suppress the gun which the police took from defendant and which served as the basis for his conviction. The gun was discovered when police frisked defendant after they had stopped the car in which he was riding. Defendant…