Opinion
Docket No. 147719. COA No. 307577.
2014-02-5
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Leonard Richard OLEAR, Defendant–Appellant.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 19, 2013 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the order of the Court of Appeals, and we REMAND this case to the Macomb Circuit Court to consider: (1) whether People v. Portellos, 298 Mich.App. 431, 827 N.W.2d 725 (2012), is intervening case law providing an exception to the law of the case with regard to People v. Olear, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals issued April 21, 2011 (Docket No. 297155), 2011 WL 1519364; and (2) whether the factors offered by the defendant at the resentencing hearing of July 10, 2013 provide a substantial and compelling reason for departure from the applicable sentencing guidelines range, independent of the reasons that were rejected by the Court of Appeals in People v. Olear. In the event that the circuit court answers one or both propositions in the affirmative, it may proceed to resentencing.
We do not retain jurisdiction.