Case Name: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles William WOOD, Defendant-Appellee.
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 2019-03-20
Citations: 923 N.W.2d 884
Docket Number: SC: 156688; COA: 331462
Parties: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Charles William WOOD, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 923
Pages: 884–885

Head Matter:
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Charles William WOOD, Defendant-Appellee.
SC: 156688
COA: 331462
Supreme Court of Michigan.
March 20, 2019
Order

Opinion:
By order of March 7, 2018, the defendant was directed to answer the application for leave to appeal the September 19, 2017 judgment of the Court of Appeals. On order of the Court, the answer having been received, the application for leave to appeal is again considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals, and we REMAND this case to the Oakland Circuit Court for further proceedings. The warrantless search of the defendant's vehicle was properly executed pursuant to the automobile exception. Based on the defendant's admission of criminal activity and the presence of nitrous oxide canisters in the Trooper's plain view, the Trooper had probable cause to believe that the defendant had committed a crime and that evidence of that crime was located within the vehicle. See People v. Kazmierczak , 461 Mich. 411, 418-419, 605 N.W.2d 667 (2000).