People v. Thomas

Defendant pled guilty to carrying a concealed weapon, MCL 750.227; MSA 28.424, and was sentenced to 40 to 60 months in prison. Defendant tendered his plea on condition that he be permitted to challenge on appeal the legality of *588the search that uncovered his concealed weapon. We approve of the use of such conditional pleas since they save the state the expense of a "possibly needless, expensive and time-consuming trial”. People v Ricky Smith, 85 Mich App 32, 48; 270 NW2d 697 (1978).

On April 22, 1979, two police officers were approached by a woman who informed them that a man had just "pulled a…