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People v. Lyon

Citations

  • 577 N.W.2d 124
  • 227 Mich. App. 599

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that lower-court rulings will be affirmed if they reach the right result for the wrong reason
  • providing, “our conclusion that defendant’s arrest was not statutorily valid does not inevitably lead to the suppression of evidence gained after his arrest, including the results of his blood alcohol test.”
  • hold that the exclusionary rule is “only applicable ... if the seizure was constitutionally invalid,” based on a lack of probable cause, and “not merely statutorily illegal”
  • “This Court will affirm a lower court’s ruling when the court reaches the right result, albeit for the wrong reason.”
  • “This Court will affirm a lower court’s ruling when the court reaches the right result, albeit for the wrong reason.”
  • “This Court will affirm a lower court’s ruling when the court reaches the right result, albeit for the wrong reason.”

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Judges: Jansen, P.J., and Doctoroff and Gage

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