Court Opinion

ID: 9542004
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:30:33.5095+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:05:44.634361
License: Public Domain

Bronson, P. J.
(concurring). I concur in the majority opinion as applied to the instant case and express my separate observations to preclude the misuse of this opinion.
Although the majority dismiss a contemporane*450ous or immediacy requirement, the power of the same police officer, in whose presence the misdemeanor was committed, to effectuate subsequent arrests must be tempered by reasonableness. This holding will not sanction an arrest when there is an unreasonable delay between the date of the offense and arrest. This expiration of time is clearly subject to due process considerations. People v Hernandez, 15 Mich App 141 (1968); People v Robinson, 41 Mich App 259 (1972). In view of this protection the majority opinion should not be extended beyond its intended purpose to the detriment of prospective defendants.