Legal Opinion
People v. Pitts
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1972No. Docket 9339PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBronson, J.
Defendant was convicted by a judge in the Macomb County Circuit Court of unlawfully possessing a narcotic drug in violation of MCLA 335.153; MSA 18.1123. He was sentenced to a prison term of from two to ten years. He appeals as of right.
This case involves the right of the police to search an automobile based on a furtive gesture. The facts follow. On September 18, 1969, Michigan State Police troopers Curtis Fonger and Steven Miller were patrolling the Van Dyke-29 Mile Road area in Washington Township. At approximately 8:30 p.m., they observed the car in which defendant was riding come to a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. DegraffenreidMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. GonzalesMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. MooreWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- People v. TerrellMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. RidgewayMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- Tyler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. YoungMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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