SADO attorneys to argue before the Michigan Supreme Court

January 21, 2026 | Hall of Justice (Lansing, MI)

SADO’s Maya Menlo and Angeles Meneses will present argument before the Michigan Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, on issues involving search and seizure and Offense Variable 3.

The cases are:

Maya Menlo, People v David Henry Serges, MSC No. 167154 (COA No. 355554)

The Court directed the parties to address: “(1) whether the defendant was unlawfully arrested such that his pants should be excluded as the result of an unreasonable seizure under US Const, Am IV or Mich Const 1963, art 1, § 11; (2) if the defendant was lawfully arrested, whether police violated the defendant’s rights under US Const, Am IV or Mich Const 1963, art 1, § 11, by having his pants tested for DNA without a warrant while in possession of the pants due to the defendant’s detention in jail, People v Trudeau, 385 Mich 276 (1971); People v Carr, 370 Mich 251 (1963); and (3) whether the defendant’s trial attorney rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to file a motion to suppress the evidence obtained as a result of the seizure and testing of the clothing.”

Angeles Meneses, People v Mario Cortize Jackson, MSC No. 167677 (COA No. 366078)

The Court directed the parties to address: “whether the victim’s brother is also a ‘victim’ for purposes of Offense Variable (OV) 3, MCL 777.33(1)(a), and if so, whether the defendant’s commission of the sentencing offense is a factual cause of the victim’s brother’s death so as to justify assigning 100 points to OV 3, MCL 777.33(2)(b). See People v Laidler, 491 Mich 339 (2012); People v McGraw, 484 Mich 120 (2009).”

Case briefs and related materials are available here. The arguments can be watched here.