Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
March 28, 2008 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
135282 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Robert P. Young, Jr.
Plaintiff-Appellee, Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
v SC: 135282
COA: 280851
Macomb CC: 2001-001849-FH
2001-001851-FH
JACOB JOSEPH APPENZELLER,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 18, 2007
order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not
persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court.
CORRIGAN, J., concurs and states as follows:
I join the order denying leave to appeal. I write separately only to observe that the
Attorney Grievance Commission and the Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System
may wish to investigate defendant’s allegations in this case. In 2002, defense counsel
was appointed to represent defendant in his direct appeal. Defendant essentially alleges
that counsel abandoned him. He was unaware of counsel’s appointment; counsel never
contacted him, never pursued an appeal, and never sought to withdraw as counsel. These
allegations warrant scrutiny by the grievance commission.
I, Corbin R. Davis, 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.
March 28, 2008 _________________________________________
s0325 Clerk