People of Michigan v. Andrew Maurice Randolph

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: May 31, 2017
• Docket: 153309
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

May 31, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice

Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 153309 David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen Kurtis T. Wilder, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 153309 COA: 321551 Genesee CC: 13-033003-FC ANDREW MAURICE RANDOLPH, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 24, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing: (1) whether a defendant’s failure to demonstrate plain error precludes a finding of ineffective assistance of trial counsel; and, in particular, (2) whether the prejudice standard under the third prong of plain error, People v Carines, 460 Mich 750, 763-764 (1999) (“affecting substantial rights”), is the same as the Strickland prejudice standard, Strickland v Washington, 466 US 668, 694 (1984) (“reasonable probability” of a different outcome). See United States v Dominguez Benitez, 542 US 74, 83 (2004); People v Fackelman, 489 Mich 515, 537 n 16 (2011); People v Kowalski, 489 Mich 488, 510 n 38 (2011). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

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. May 31, 2017 s0524 Clerk