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Michigan v. Charles Damon Jones

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Michigan, No. 324384 · judgment January 12, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 15, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION I. Irreconcilable jury verdicts are not grounds for relief, and courts are not to speculate as to why a jury returned an inconsistent verdict. Respondent’s jury here returned an inconsistent verdict, which the Michigan Court of Appeals speculated was based on confusion and on that basis granted Respondent a new trial. Did the Court of Appeals err in granting relief? -i-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David A. McCreedy
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office

For respondent
Stephanie L. Arndt
Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 15 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 27 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Charles Damon Jones to respond filed.
  3. Sep 26 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
  4. Jun 05 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2018)