Opinion
No. 140147.
January 21, 2011.
Court of Appeals No. 274148.
Leave to Appeal Granted.
The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed (1) whether, and under what circumstances, newly discovered impeachment evidence can be grounds for a new trial, see generally People v. Barbara, 400 Mich 352, 363 (1977), and (2) if impeachment evidence can be grounds for a new trial, whether the defendant would have had a "reasonably likely chance of acquittal." MCR 6.508(D)(3)(b)(i).
We further order the St. Clair Circuit Court to appoint the State Appellate Defender Office to represent the defendant in this Court.