Legal Opinion
People v. Chernowas
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1981No. Docket 51987PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBronson, P.J.
The people appeal from two orders entered on April 10, 1980, in the Detroit Recorder’s Court suppressing certain statements and physical evidence and dismissing the charges brought against all defendants. Each defendant had been charged with carrying a concealed weapon, MCL 750.227; MSA 28.424.
The facts are not in dispute. On February 29, 1980, at approximately 3:40 a.m., Michigan State Police Troopers Gary Bland and Larry Waldron stopped defendants’ automobile on west-bound 1-94 for excessive noise and a missing brake light. Defendant Hernandez was driving the vehicle and defendants…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
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