People v. Goeckerman

Defendant, Neil Thomas Goeckerman, was convicted in a nonjury trial of possession of less than 50 grams of cocaine. MCL 333.7403(1), 333.7403(2)(a)(iv); MSA 14.15(7403)(1), 14.15(7403)(2)(a)(iv). He was sentenced to a prison term of two to four years.

The only issue raised on appeal, as in the lower courts, is the legality of defendant’s arrest without a warrant. Defendant has persistently argued that the arresting police did not have probable cause to arrest him. The district and circuit court judges disagreed. Defendant’s opposition to bindover was unsuccessful in district court, as was his…