People of Michigan v. Scott Denis Cronin

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: June 21, 2013
• Docket: 146610
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

June 21, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman 146610 Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 146610 COA: 305525 Kalamazoo CC: 2010-002059-FC SCOTT DENIS CRONIN, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 6, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court. Although we deny leave to appeal, we note that in People v Bush, 187 Mich App 316, 329 (1991), aff’d in part and rev’d in part on other grounds sub nom People v Harding, 443 Mich 693 (1993), the Court of Appeals erroneously stated that the failure to move for a new trial in the trial court precludes appellate review of a “great weight of the evidence” argument. To the contrary, review of an unpreserved “great weight” issue is reviewable on appeal, subject to the “plain error” standard of review. See People v Cameron, 291 Mich App 599, 616-617 (2011).

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. June 21, 2013 s0618 Clerk