People v. Cumbus

Defendant was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and appeals his conviction as of right. We affirm.

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in failing to suppress the introduction into evidence of the bag of money defendant was carrying when he was arrested. He contends that his arrest was not based on probable cause and that, therefore, the bag of money was inadmissible as the fruit of an illegal arrest.

Probable cause for an arrest without a warrant has been defined as the existence of any facts, which would induce a fair-minded person of average…