Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
May 2, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
150980 & (17) Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 150980
COA: 323371
Wayne CC: 01-009791-FC
MARIO SMITH,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 11, 2014
order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of
granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the sentence of the Wayne Circuit Court on the
defendant’s first-degree murder conviction, and we REMAND this case to the trial court
for resentencing pursuant to MCL 769.25 and MCL 769.25a. See Montgomery v
Louisiana, 577 US ___; 136 S Ct 718; 193 L Ed 2d 599 (2016), and Miller v Alabama,
567 US ___; 132 S Ct 2455; 183 L Ed 2d 407 (2012). In all other respects, leave to
appeal is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the remaining question presented
should be reviewed by this Court. The motion to remand for an evidentiary hearing
pursuant to People v Ginther, 390 Mich 436 (1973), is DENIED.
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.
May 2, 2016
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Clerk