People v. Braswell

Defendant was convicted of carrying a concealed pistol -without a license. CL 1948, §750.227 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.424). At the trial the court admitted into evidence, over defendant’s objection, a certified statement from the state police commissioner that no record existed showing defendant licensed to carry a concealed weapon. The statement was admitted under the authority of CL 1948, § 28.201 (Stat Ann 1961 Rev § 4.470), which provides:

“Copies, including photostatic copies, of all records and papers in the files of the Michigan state police, certified as true copies by the commissioner…