Opinion
Docket No. 146872. COA No. 308275.
2014-01-24
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Thomas Clifford WHITE, Defendant–Appellant.
Order
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, 825 N.W.2d 543 (2012), and People v. Brown, 492 Mich. 684, 688, 822 N.W.2d 208 (2012), when it set aside the defendant's guilty plea, dismissed the case with prejudice, and vacated the defendant's sentence.