Legal Opinion
People v. Dixon
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 1973No. Docket 12821PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtR. B. Burns, J.
At about 3 a.m. on March 19, 1971, the automobile defendant was driving was stopped by two officers of the Michigan State Police. The officers thought the vehicle was making excessive noise; they suspected a faulty muffler. It is a violation of the Michigan Vehicle Code to operate a motor vehicle with a faulty muffler. MCLA 257.707; MSA 9.2407. Trooper Beaver approached the vehicle. He asked defendant to depress the accelerator. Defendant complied. The officer then asked for the vehicle’s registration and for defendant’s license. Both were quickly produced. While defendant was removing his…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Coverstone v. DaviesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- People v. EdgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
- Pinkerton v. VerbergMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- State v. DelVecchioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. DixonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- Young v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- State v. CowperthwaiteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- People v. AbregoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. MorrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
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