People of the State of Michigan v. Valerie Marie Parks

Michigan Supreme Court Docket No. 142051 · Michigan Supreme Court · May 20, 2011 · No. SC: 142051; COA: 292547; Wayne CC: 08-014892-FC

Summary

The Michigan Supreme Court denied Valerie Marie Parks’s application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeals judgment. Justice Marilyn Kelly dissented, stating that the application raised a significant issue concerning whether custodial interrogations must be electronically recorded and what remedy should apply when they are not.

Holdings

  1. The Michigan Supreme Court denied the application for leave to appeal because it was not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the Michigan Supreme Court should review whether the exercise of its supervisory powers requires all custodial police interrogations in Michigan to be electronically recorded.
  2. If an electronic-recording requirement should be adopted, what remedy should apply when police violate that requirement.

Disposition

writ_denied

Cases Cited (8)

  • Stephan v. State, 711 P.2d 1156 (Alaska 1985)(discussed)
  • State v. Lockhart, 298 Conn. 537, 557 n. 10 (2010)(discussed)
  • People v. Fike, 228 Mich. App. 178, 184 (1998)(discussed)
  • State v. Scales, 518 N.W.2d 587, 592 (Minn. 1994)(discussed)
  • State v. Barnett, 147 N.H. 334, 338 (2001)(discussed)
  • In re Jerrell C.J., 283 Wis. 2d 145 (2005)(discussed)
  • Commonwealth v. DiGiambattista, 442 Mass. 423, 445-446 (2004)(discussed)
  • Clark v. State, 374 Ark. 292, 304 (2008)(discussed)

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