Opinion
SC: 150967 SC: 150968
03-29-2016
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DESHAWN LEE STARKS, Defendant-Appellant
Order
150967-8 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: 324218
Wayne CC: 13-008112-FC COA: 324219
Wayne CC: 13-011034-FC
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 11, 2014 orders of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REMAND these cases to the Wayne Circuit Court to determine whether the court would have imposed materially different sentences under the sentencing procedure described in People v Lockridge, 498 Mich 358 (2015). On remand, the trial court shall follow the procedure described in Part VI of our opinion. If the trial court determines that it would not have imposed the same sentence absent the unconstitutional constraint on its discretion, it shall resentence the defendant. In all other respects, leave to appeal is DENIED because we are not persuaded that the remaining question presented should be reviewed by this Court.
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.
March 29, 2016
/s/_________
Clerk