The Michigan Supreme Court released seven criminal law opinions in July. These cases discuss issues pertaining to voir dire, the reversal of a plea as a result of inaccurate information, the standard for reversing a parole board’s decision to grant parole, the ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to request the lesser-included offense, the forfeiture doctrine, identification of a defendant at trial, appealing within-guidelines sentences, and voluntariness of a witness statement.
People v Yarbrough
Facts
In People v Yarbrough , No 161513 , ___ Mich ___, ___ NW2d ___ (July 14, 2023), during voir dire, the trial judge informed counsel that ...