People of Michigan v. Roger Brian Hess

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: January 29, 2014
• Docket: 147487
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

January 29, 2014 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

147487 & (20) Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, David F. Viviano, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 147487 COA: 312244 Oakland CC: 2001-177490-FC ROGER BRIAN HESS, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 28, 2013 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REMAND this case to the Oakland Circuit Court for an evidentiary hearing on the defendant’s motion for relief from judgment. The trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion for relief from judgment based on MCR 6.502(G) without assessing whether the newly discovered evidence would make a different result probable on retrial. People v Cress, 468 Mich 678, 682 (2003). On remand, if the trial court so finds, the defendant’s motion for a new trial shall be granted.

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. January 29, 2014 p0122 Clerk