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People v. Simpkins

Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan
Jul 28, 2015
SC: 150527 (Mich. Jul. 28, 2015)

Opinion

SC: 150527

07-28-2015

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAURICE MARCEL SIMPKINS, Defendant-Appellant.


Order

Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein, Justices COA: 323485
Wayne CC: 04-003956-FC

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 2, 2014 order of the Court of Appeals is considered. We DIRECT the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney to answer the application for leave to appeal within 28 days after the date of this order. The prosecutor shall pay particular attention to the defendant's contention: (1) that he is entitled to resentencing before a different judge because the trial court based the sentence it imposed, in part, on the results of a polygraph examination and (2) that he was denied his right to a fair trial based on a police officer's testimony that the defendant was initially identified by the victim when she was shown his "mug shot" and that the defendant had been arrested for prior, unrelated crimes.

The application for leave to appeal remains pending.

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.

July 28, 2015

/s/_________

Clerk


Summaries of

People v. Simpkins

Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan
Jul 28, 2015
SC: 150527 (Mich. Jul. 28, 2015)
Case details for

People v. Simpkins

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAURICE MARCEL…

Court:Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

Date published: Jul 28, 2015

Citations

SC: 150527 (Mich. Jul. 28, 2015)