Legal Opinion
People v. Stergowski
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1974No. 4 January Term 1974, Docket No. 54,875PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. S. Coleman, J.
FACTS
Defendant is appealing a denial of his motion to suppress evidence or quash the information. Pursuant to GCR 1963, 797 the judge certified that this case "involves a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion”. This Court granted defendant’s emergency application for leave to appeal.
The case arises from an arrest made November 26, 1972. Two police officers, William Crawford and James Pickett, responded to a call that a man was firing "shots” at a given location. When they approached the address given, a man identified as defendant ran in…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- People v. TooksMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- People v. GarciaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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