People v. Howell

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of receiving and concealing stolen property over the value of $100, MCLA 750.535; MSA 28.803. He was sentenced on September 17, 1973, to a term of from three years and four months to five years in prison; he appeals as of right.

Defendant raises two assignments of error on appeal. Only one will be considered; it warrants reversal and the discharge of the defendant.

Was there probable cause to arrest the defend *154 ant and search the automobile in which he was riding?

On March 26, 1973, at 4:30 p.m., two officers of the Detroit Police Department stopped a maroon…