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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

Docket No. 127115.

696 N.W.2d 636 (2005)

472 Mich. 308

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John Lavell WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

May 11, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Catherine Castagne, Prosecuting Attorney, and Eric Restuccia, Assistant Attorney General, Lansing, MI, for the people.

Patrick & Kwiatkowski, P.L.L.C. (by Aaron J. Gauthier), Cheboygan, MI, for the defendant.

PER CURIAM.

This case concerns the constitutionality of a traffic stop. After stopping defendant's vehicle for speeding, a state trooper asked defendant routine questions about his travel plans and obtained his consent to search the vehicle. Cocaine and marijuana were discovered during the search. Defendant argues, and the Court of Appeals determined, that his consent was invalid because his detention exceeded the proper scope of a traffic stop, in violation of the...

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