Vacate And Remand — People v. Jones
People v. Jones. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-73264 – 1 page) On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 12, 2009 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR...
View ArticleRemand — People v. Hobbs.
People v. Hobbs. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-72667 – 1 page) On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 20, 2009 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR...
View ArticleVacate And Remand
People v. Johnson. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-74653 – 1 page) By order of July 15, 2010, the prosecuting attorney was directed to answer the application for leave to appeal the November 23, 2009 order of...
View ArticleNo-Fault – Serious Impairment Claim – Defense Verdict Upheld
In this no-fault case, the jury’s determination that plaintiff did not suffer a serious impairment of body function is upheld. Although, post-trial, the case-law definition of “serious impairment” was...
View ArticlePrisons And Prisoners – Parole Board Decisions – Circuit Court Review
The circuit court erred by reversing the Michigan Parole Board’s grant of parole to a prisoner. “[T]he circuit court invaded the Board’s authority and substituted its judicial judgment for that of the...
View ArticleCriminal Law – Miscellaneous sentencing relief granted
The Court, on a 7-0 vote, vacated defendant’s sentences and remanded the case to the trial court for resentencing. The Court vacated “the sentences of the Oakland Circuit Court in case nos....
View ArticleCriminal Law – Defendant’s sentence for arson of parents’ home upheld
The trial court’s 10- to 20-year sentence, which is an upward departure from the sentencing guidelines for defendant’s arson conviction, is affirmed, even though some of the court’s reasons for the...
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