Opinion
Docket No. 151093. COA No. 312804.
06-03-2015
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Larry MANCIEL, Defendant–Appellee.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 30, 2014 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and we REMAND this case to the Court of Appeals. On remand, while retaining jurisdiction, the Court of Appeals shall remand the case to the Wayne Circuit Court for clarification of whether the trial court's ruling that the defendant was entitled to a new trial was based on the trial court's determination that the defense witnesses were credible or whether the trial court granted a new trial solely because it felt constrained to do so by this Court's orders in unrelated cases. If the trial court granted a new trial based on the credibility of the defense witnesses, the Court of Appeals shall affirm the trial court's grant of a new trial. If the trial court's decision was based solely on its belief that it was constrained by this Court's orders in unrelated cases, the Court of Appeals shall vacate the trial court's decision granting a new trial and shall review the defendant's previously unaddressed claims.
We do not retain jurisdiction.