Opinion
365387
07-19-2023
People of Michigan v. John Mark Jeffries
LC No. 09-012420-01-FC
Christopher M. Murray Presiding Judge Michael J. Riordan Elizabeth L. Gleicher Judges
ORDER
The delayed application for leave to appeal is DENIED because defendant has failed to establish that the trial court committed any error warranting reversal in denying the successive motion for relief from judgment. Defendant is correct insofar as he asserts that the trial court erred by relying on an outdated version of MCR 6.502(G) for provisions that were removed from that rule by amendment more than two years ago. See MCR 1.102; Reitmeyer v Schultz Equip &Parts Co, Inc, 237 Mich.App. 332; 602 N.W.2d 596 (1999) (holding that, under MCR 1.102, the general rule is that amended court rules "apply to all pending cases," except in instances where applying the amended rule would work an injustice). Nevertheless, that error was harmless because the trial court reached the correct ultimate outcome by denying relief from judgment on other grounds.