Opinion
SC: 160899 COA: 342166
05-20-2020
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lemond Kingsley BOYD, Defendant-Appellant.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 17, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. Pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REMAND this case to the Wayne Circuit Court for an evidentiary hearing pursuant to People v. Ginther , 390 Mich. 436, 212 N.W.2d 922 (1973), to consider whether appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to move the trial court for a Ginther hearing and trial counsel was ineffective for not calling the defendant as a witness to support a self-defense claim. On remand, the trial court shall order the State Appellate Defender Office, if feasible, to represent the defendant. The motion to expand the record is GRANTED.