Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 23, 2020 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
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Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth T. Clement
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Megan K. Cavanagh,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 160949
COA: 345690
Wayne CC: 18-001671-FC
JAFFAR MOUSTAK TAWFIK, a/k/a JAFFAR
MOUSHTAK TAWFIK,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the motion to expand the record is GRANTED for the
limited purpose of providing an offer of proof in support of the defendant’s request for an
evidentiary hearing. The application for leave to appeal the December 19, 2019
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in
lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REMAND this case to the Wayne Circuit Court for
an evidentiary hearing on the defendant’s ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim.
See People v Ginther, 390 Mich 436 (1973), and People v Ackley, 497 Mich 381 (2015).
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.
September 23, 2020
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Clerk