PEOPLE v. NIEMIEC, 483 Mich. 1071 (2009)

PEOPLE v. NIEMIEC. Nos. 138256 and 138257.Supreme Court of Michigan. June 10, 2009. Court of Appeals Nos. 277212 and 277237. KELLY, C.J. Summary Disposition. I would grant leave to appeal for the reasons set forth in my dissenting statement in People v Xiong, 483 Mich ___ (Docket No. 135158, entered April 17, 2009).

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PEOPLE v. NATHANIEL WARD, 483 Mich. 1071 (2009)

PEOPLE v. NATHANIEL WARD. No. 137979.Supreme Court of Michigan. June 10, 2009. Court of Appeals No. 288318. Leave to Appeal Denied. YOUNG, J. (concurring). I concur in this Court’s order denying defendant’s application for leave to appeal and write separately to respond to Chief Justice KELLY’S dissent. Chief Justice KELLY’S dissent reveals an unusual perspective […]

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PEOPLE v. NATHANIEL WARD, 483 Mich. 1071 (2009)

PEOPLE v. NATHANIEL WARD. No. 137979.Supreme Court of Michigan. June 10, 2009. Court of Appeals No. 288318. Leave to Appeal Denied. YOUNG, J. (concurring). I concur in this Court’s order denying defendant’s application for leave to appeal and write separately to respond to Chief Justice KELLY’S dissent. Chief Justice KELLY’S dissent reveals an unusual perspective […]

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PEOPLE v. WHITAKER, 483 Mich. 1071 (2009)

PEOPLE v. WHITAKER. No. 137554.Supreme Court of Michigan. June 10, 2009. Court of Appeals No. 278828. Reconsideration Granted. On reconsideration, we modify the second sentence of our previous order to state as follows: “The Wayne Circuit Court shall order a new trial unless it finds (a) that Stephanie McClung’s absence at trial could not have […]

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