PEOPLE v. NORTHEY

Docket No. 203878.

591 N.W.2d 227 (1998)

231 Mich. App. 568

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James Arthur NORTHEY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided September 18, 1998, at 9:15 a.m.

Released for Publication December 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, James J. Gregart, Prosecuting Attorney, and Stuart L.

Fenton, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Ford, Kriekard, Domeny & Byrne (by Richard D. Stroba), Portage, for the defendant.

Before SAAD, P.J., and JANSEN and HOEKSTRA, JJ.


SAAD, P.J.

Defendant was charged with failure to stop at the scene of a serious personal injury accident, M.C.L. § 257.617; MSA 9.2317. After a preliminary examination, the district court bound defendant over to stand trial. Defendant moved in the circuit court to quash the information and dismiss the case on the ground that the prosecutor lacked probable cause to charge defendant with the offense. Despite substantial evidence linking defendant to the crime,...

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