Legal Opinion
People v. Boscaglia
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 1984No. 70529, (Calendar No. 10)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrickley, J.
Defendant was charged with possessing a stolen vehicle with intent to pass title. The vehicle was a pickup truck made up of a stolen cab and its appurtenances mounted on a non-stolen chassis powered by a non-stolen engine and drive train.
The issue, of first impression, is whether the stolen cab is sufficient to make the truck a stolen motor vehicle within the meaning of MCL 257.254; MSA 9.1954. We hold that it is not.
In May, 1980, a police officer observed what he concluded to be a 1980 Chevrolet pickup truck in the defendant’s driveway with a "For Sale” sign displayed in the window. Further…
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- The TRAVELERS INDEM. CO. v. DuffinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
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