Legal Opinion

People v. Smith

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided September 26, 1973No. Docket 13636PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, P. J.

Judge Levin in his dissent, we believe, has set up a standard which encompasses all gun-in-car cases and because of that reasoning it seems every situation where guns are found under the seat or on the floor and nobody claims them (and why should they) will require dismissal. And this standard we cannot agree to.

*633The defendant, Robert Early Smith, and three other persons were charged with committing the offense of carrying a concealed weapon in a motor vehicle. MCLA 750. 227; MSA 28.424. After the preliminary examination, the defendants including Smith were bound over for trial. Motions to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. DellabondaMichigan Supreme Court · 1933
  2. People v. BellancaMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  3. People v. PAILLE 2Michigan Supreme Court · 1970
  4. People v. BarronMichigan Supreme Court · 1968
  5. People v. RandallMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. WirthMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. LittleMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. SummersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. In Re Attorney Fees of BurgessMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. People v. JohnsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1986

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