The Michigan Supreme Court denied leave to appeal. People v. Davenport , 494 Mich. 875, 832 N.W.2d 389, 390 (2013). It stated that, although "the Court of Appeals erroneously failed to consider defendant's claim in light of the United States Supreme Court decision in Holbrook v. Flynn ..., the error was harmless under the facts of this case.
The Michigan Supreme Court denied Mr. Davenport's request for discretionary review. People v. Davenport , 494 Mich. 875, 832 N.W.2d 389, 390 (2013). C
In denying leave to appeal, it said that Holbrook should have governed the lower court's harmless-error analysis. People v. Davenport , 494 Mich. 875, 832 N.W.2d 389 (2013) ( Davenport III ) (citing Holbrook v. Flynn , 475 U.S. 560, 570, 106 S.Ct. 1340, 89 L.Ed.2d 525 (1986) ). But the result would have been the same either way, the court reasoned, "given the substantial evidence of guilt presented at trial."