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People v. Dawson

Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan
May 2, 2016
SC: 149699 (Mich. May. 2, 2016)

Opinion

SC: 149699

05-02-2016

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARK STEVEN DAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.


Order

Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, Justices COA: 320166
Shiawassee CC: 77-004516-FH

By order of April 28, 2015, the application for leave to appeal the June 27, 2014 order of the Court of Appeals was held in abeyance pending the decision in Montgomery v Louisiana, cert gtd 575 US ___; 135 S Ct 1546; 191 L Ed 2d 635 (2015). On order of the Court, the case having been decided on January 25, 2016, 577 US ___; 136 S Ct 718; 193 L Ed 2d 599 (2016), the application is again considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the sentence of the Shiawassee Circuit Court on the defendant's first-degree murder conviction, and we REMAND this case to the trial court for resentencing pursuant to MCL 769.25 and MCL 769.25a. See Montgomery, supra, and Miller v Alabama, 567 US ___; 132 S Ct 2455; 183 L Ed 2d 407 (2012).

We do not retain jurisdiction.

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.

May 2, 2016

/s/_________

Clerk


Summaries of

People v. Dawson

Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan
May 2, 2016
SC: 149699 (Mich. May. 2, 2016)
Case details for

People v. Dawson

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARK STEVEN…

Court:Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

Date published: May 2, 2016

Citations

SC: 149699 (Mich. May. 2, 2016)