In People v. Wilkins, 408 Mich. 69, 72-73; 288 N.W.2d 583 (1980), police were able to charge the defendant with carrying a concealed weapon through the use of an informant's tip. Police officers began to conduct surveillance as a result of the tip and began to follow the defendant as he drove his car. The police attempted to stop the car, but the defendant refused to pull over and threw a shiny object out of the car. The police retrieved the object, an automatic pistol. At trial, the police testified that the anonymous tip identified the defendant, his clothing, his car, and his location. The prosecution asserted that the substance of the information provided by the anonymous tip was admissible because it was not offered for the truth of the matter asserted. Rather, the evidence was offered to establish the reason that the police took subsequent action. The Supreme Court explained that, even if such testimony was offered for a purpose other than its truth, it must also be determined what the testimony tends to establish and whether that evidence is probative of a material issue in dispute. The Court concluded that admission of the testimony was improper, even if marginally relevant under MRE 401, because the evidence was not limited to its proper scope as required by MRE 105. Wilkins, supra at 73. The Court also held that the prejudicial effect far outweighed the probative value when the jury was provided with testimony regarding the content of a statement of an unsworn informant, the unsworn informant was not produced at trial, and the statement was the only evidence to identify the defendant as the perpetrator of the offense.