PEOPLE OF MI V LLOYD DALE JACKSON
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
UNPUBLISHED
June 6, 2000
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
No. 218642
Ottawa Circuit Court
LC No. 98-021656-FH
LLOYD DALE JACKSON,
Defendant-Appellant.
Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Holbrook, Jr. and Zahra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Defendant appeals as of right his conviction after a jury trial for driving under the influence of
intoxicating liquor, third offense, MCL 257.625; MSA 9.2325. We affirm.
Defendant asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained
as a result of an illegal traffic stop. We disagree.
The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Const 1963, art 1, § 11 grant
individuals the right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures. In re Forfeiture of
$176,598, 443 Mich 261, 264-265; 505 NW2d 201 (1993). Brief investigative stops short of arrest
are permitted when officers have a reasonable suspicion of ongoing criminal activity. People v Peebles,
216 Mich App 661, 664; 550 NW2d 589 (1996). Where officers observe a defendant committing a
traffic offense, they have probable cause to make a traffic stop. People v Haney, 192 Mich App 207,
210; 480 NW2d 322 (1991). Where officers have probable cause to believe the defendant committed
an offense, and an arrest is authorized by law, a stop is necessarily reasonable under the Fourth
Amendment. Id.
The officer’s testimony established that defendant committed a traffic violation in his presence,
and there was probable cause to make a traffic stop. Defendant has failed to show that the court clearly
erred in denying his motion. Peebles, supra.
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Affirmed.
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
/s/ Donald E. Holbrook, Jr.
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
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