People v. Dawson — Court orders hearing on three ineffective-assistance claims
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Cordell Erwin Dawson Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Philip P. Mariani
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People v. Beri — Court affirms armed robbery convictions despite acquittal on murder charges and upholds above-guidelines sentence
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Marcus Lawrence Beri Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge BOONSTRA (Rick Snyder,
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People v. Felton — Affirms manslaughter sentence; vacates restitution for memorial pendants
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Darrell Wayne Felton, Jr. Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge CAMERON (Rick
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People v. Alexander — Michigan Supreme Court affirms torture conviction despite improper “medical torture” expert diagnosis
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Gwendolyn Josephine Alexander Court Michigan Supreme Court Judge Megan K. Cavanagh (elected
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People v. Alexander — Michigan Supreme Court affirms child torture conviction despite ruling “medical torture” expert diagnosis was improperly admitted
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Gwendolyn Josephine Alexander Court Michigan Supreme Court Judge Megan K. Cavanagh (elected
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People v. Fenderson — Michigan Supreme Court reverses Court of Appeals, holds police violated Miranda by misleading defendant that his right to counsel depended on ability to pay
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Daren Donell Fenderson Court Michigan Supreme Court Judge Kimberly A. Thomas (elected
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People v. Lillis — Michigan Court of Appeals upholds no-contact probation condition when narrowly tailored and reasonably related to rehabilitation
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Sherrie Lee Lillis Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Korobkin (Gretchen Whitmer,
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People v. Fenderson — Michigan Supreme Court reverses Court of Appeals, holds police violated Miranda by misrepresenting defendant’s right to appointed counsel and reinstitutes suppression of incriminating statements
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Daren Donell Fenderson Court Michigan Supreme Court Judge Thomas (elected 2025) Date
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People v. Soriano — Michigan Supreme Court vacates sexual assault conviction, ruling LSD-impaired Miranda waiver invalid and admission of “I am a rapist” statement not harmless
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Zebadiah Joseph Soriano Court Michigan Supreme Court Judge Kimberly A. Thomas (elected
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People v. Klungle — Michigan Supreme Court vacates all convictions where attorney conceded guilt on trespassing without client’s knowledge or consent
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Richard Edward Klungle Court Michigan Supreme Court Judge Kyra H. Bolden (Gretchen
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People v. Klungle — Michigan Supreme Court vacates convictions where defense counsel conceded guilt without client’s knowledge or consent
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Richard Edward Klungle Court Michigan Supreme Court Judge Kyra H. Bolden (Gretchen
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Van Net — Michigan Court of Appeals affirms obstruction conviction of “First Amendment Auditor” who ignored police commands at traffic stop
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Garrett Jennings Van Net Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge TREBILCOCK (Gretchen
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In re J. Sauber — Court affirmed sexual abuse grounds for parental termination but remanded for proper best-interests analysis
Case In re J. Sauber, Minor Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge MARIANI (Gretchen Whitmer, 2024); Murray (John Engler, 2002)
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In re J. Sauber — Court affirms sexual abuse grounds for termination but vacates best-interests finding, remands for new hearing
Case In re J. Sauber, Minor Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge MARIANI (Gretchen Whitmer, 2024); Murray (John Engler, 2002)
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People v. McKinney — Michigan Court of Appeals affirms prisoner’s weapon-possession conviction, rejecting “momentary possession” defense
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Cecil Raymond-Jerry McKinney Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge SWARTZLE (Rick Snyder,
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People v. Morrison — Michigan Court of Appeals vacates Wolverine Watchmen member’s terrorism-support convictions, holds kidnapping is not a “violent felony” under Michigan’s Antiterrorism Act
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Joseph Matthew Morrison Court Michigan Court of Appeals Judge BOONSTRA (Rick Snyder,
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Jones v. Genesee Circuit Court Judge — Failure to Hold Probable Cause Conference Does Not Void Circuit Court Jurisdiction
The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a habeas corpus petition, holding that the failure to hold a probable cause conference under MCL 766.4 and MCR 6.108 does not create a jurisdictional defect that voids a subsequent criminal conviction, because the conference is waivable by agreement and waivable procedural requirements cannot give rise to non-waivable jurisdictional defects.
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People v. Shaver — Michigan Supreme Court holds that its 2021 ruling striking down retroactive SORA enforcement applies retroactively to final convictions on collateral review
Case People of the State of Michigan v. Gary J. Shaver, Jr. Court Michigan Supreme Court Judge Megan K. Cavanagh