June, 2020: Cases for Argument

Mini-Oral Argument on
Application Granted

People v Joel Eusevio Davis, MSC No. 160775 (COA No. 332081), MOAA granted June 5, 2020.

• Double Jeopardy

The Court directed the parties to address (1) whether the defendant’s convictions under MCL 750.81a(3) and MCL 750.84 violate constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy, see People v Miller, 498 Mich 13 (2015); and (2) if so, whether the defendant is entitled to relief. See People v Carines, 460 Mich 750 (1999). 

People v Theodore Paul Wafer, MSC No. 153828 (COA No. 324018), MOAA granted June 5, 2020.

• Double Jeopardy

The Court directed the parties to address whether the defendant’s convictions for second-degree murder, MCL 750.317, and statutory manslaughter, MCL 750.329(1), violate constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy. See People v Miller, 498 Mich 13 (2015).

by John Zevalking
Associate Editor