Opinion
SC: 146872 COA: 308275 Wayne CC: 03-011966-FH
01-24-2014
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THOMAS CLIFFORD WHITE, Defendant-Appellant.
Order
Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Michael F. Cavanagh
Stephen J. Markman
Mary Beth Kelly
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano,
Justices
On January 15, 2014, the Court heard oral argument on the application for leave to appeal the January 24, 2013 judgment of the Court of Appeals. On order of the Court, the application is again considered. MCR 7.302(H)(1). In lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and REINSTATE the Wayne Circuit Court's January 11, 2012 orders. Under the unique circumstances of this case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion, see People v Bylsma, 493 Mich 17, 26 (2012), and People v Brown, 492 Mich 684, 688 (2012), when it set aside the defendant's guilty plea, dismissed the case with prejudice, and vacated the defendant's sentence.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
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Clerk