People v. Gilbert

Daniel C. Gilbert is charged, on evidence that there was a radar detector in a motor vehicle he was driving,1 with equipping a motor vehicle with a radio receiving set that will receive *197signals on frequencies assigned for police purposes.2

The municipal judge granted Gilbert’s motion to dismiss on the ground that the statute does not apply to radar detectors. The circuit judge reversed and remanded for trial. The Court of Appeals also rejected Gilbert’s challenges but ruled that its decision would be prospective only and, reversing the circuit court, directed that the charges be dismissed.

The…