Legal Opinion

People v. Futrell

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided May 5, 1983No. Docket 57823PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBronson, J.

The people appeal as of right from an order quashing the information against defendant. The decision to quash was based on an order granting defendant’s motion to preclude the people from introducing into evidence a handgun found in defendant’s car. Defendant had been charged with carrying a concealed weapon, MCL 750.227, MSA 28.424.

On appeal, plaintiff claims the trial judge erred by relying exclusively on the preliminary examination transcript in deciding defendant’s motion to suppress. This practice was explicitly prohibited by the Supreme Court in People v Talley, 410 Mich 378, 390, fn 3;…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. North v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. IsleibSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
  2. People v. McMillanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. People v. AndersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. People v. DanielsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. People v. AlfafaraMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985

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