e-Journal Summary

e-Journal Number : 70660
Opinion Date : 06/04/2019
e-Journal Date : 06/07/2019
Court : Michigan Court of Appeals
Case Name : People v. Grimes
Practice Area(s) : Criminal Law
Judge(s) : Per Curiam – Jansen, Meter, and Gleicher
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Issues:

Sanity; MCL 768.21a; Mental illness defined; MCL 330.1400(g); Insanity as an affirmative defense; People v. Mette; People v. Kolanek; Credibility determinations; People v. Kanaan; Sufficiency of the evidence of intent for assault with intent to commit murder; People v. Brown; Adequacy of the trial court’s factual findings in a bench trial; MCR 6.403; People v. Legg; Ineffective assistance of counsel; People v. Sabin (On Second Remand); Factual predicate; People v. Putman; Whether remand for an evidentiary hearing was warranted; People v. McMillan; Denial of request for substitution of counsel; People v. Traylor; People v. Buie (On Remand); People v. Ginther; Good cause; People v. McFall; Sentencing; Fourth-habitual offender enhancement; MCL 769.12; Failure to comply with the notice provisions of MCL 769.13; In re Forfeiture of Bail Bond; Applicability of the harmless-error analysis; People v. Cobley; The drug Lean (a mixture of cough syrup containing promethazine with codeine)

Summary

In an order, the court granted the motion to file a late answer, accepted the answer filed with the motion, granted the motion for reconsideration, and vacated its opinion in this case (see e-Journal # 70341 in the 5/9/19 edition.) A new opinion will be issued.

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