People v. Vanlandingham

On April 4, 1965, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Mr. Richard Bennett telephoned the Sturgis police department and reported there was a prowler in the neighborhood who was sitting in an older model car with a loud muffler in front of his home. Two officers were dispatched to the area. They observed an automobile driving away from the Bennett home and stopped the vehicle because of its noisy muffler.

The driver of this automobile, the defendant, was questioned. He gave evasive answers as to his reason for being in the area and revealed that he had no operator’s license. The officers then requested…