Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
November 1, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
154130 David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen
Kurtis T. Wilder,
Justices
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 154130
COA: 317915
Wayne CC: 99-005393-FC
KENDRICK SCOTT,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 31, 2016
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion by declining to grant a new trial
on grounds of newly discovered evidence, and (2) whether trial counsel rendered
constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to interview Charmous Skinner, Jr., or
call him as a witness at trial.
We further ORDER that this case be argued and submitted to the Court together
with the case of People v Johnson (Docket No. 154128), at such future session of the
Court as both cases are ready for submission. The time allowed for oral argument shall
be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
MCCORMACK, J., not participating because of her prior involvement in this case as
counsel for a codefendant.
WILDER, J., not participating because he was on the Court of Appeals panel that
decided the defendant’s motion for peremptory reversal.
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.
November 1, 2017
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Clerk
People of Michigan v. Kendrick Scott
Combined Opinion