Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 29, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
131111 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: 131111
COA: 243439
Wayne CC: 02-000492-01
WILLIAM A. WILLIS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 29, 2005
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(G)(1), in
lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and
REMAND this case to the Wayne Circuit Court for a new trial. In the circumstances of
this case, the defendant was denied his due process right to a fair trial when the circuit
court refused to admit the complete statement the defendant made to the first police
officer at the scene.
WEAVER, J., dissents and states as follows:
I dissent and would deny leave to appeal because defendant has suffered no
injustice.
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.
September 29, 2006 _________________________________________
t0926 Clerk