Summary
The Michigan Supreme Court granted the defendant's motion to withdraw his application for leave to appeal and dismissed the case with prejudice. The order resolves the appeal without addressing the merits of the underlying criminal convictions.
Court
Michigan Supreme Court
Writing for the Court
Stephen J. Markman; Brian K. Zahra; Bridget M. McCormack; David F. Viviano; Richard H. Bernstein; Kurtis T. Wilder; Elizabeth T. Clement
Jurisdiction
Michigan
Decision date
June 1, 2018
Docket number
157138, 157139
Procedural posture
Motion to withdraw application for leave to appeal granted; case dismissed with prejudice.
Precedential value
published
Parties
Christopher Nathan Scott v. People of the State of Michigan
Disposition
dismissed
Topics
criminal procedureappellate proceduremotions to dismiss
Practice areas
Criminal LawAppellate Practice
Holdings
- The motion is granted and the case is dismissed with prejudice.
Key quotations
“On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of defendant-appellant to withdraw his application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The case is dismissed with prejudice.”
Factual background
No factual background provided; the order is purely procedural.
Procedural history
Defendant-appellant filed an application for leave to appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court from a decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals (COA Nos. 340799, 340801), which arose from the Muskegon Circuit Court (CC Nos. 16-001687-FC, 16-001688-FH). Defendant then moved to withdraw the application.
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