People of Michigan v. David Kevin Franklin ( 2016 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 29, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
152295 & (16) Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 152295
COA: 327585
Kent CC: 10-001556-FH
DAVID KEVIN FRANKLIN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 5, 2015 order
of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of
granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the April 6, 2015 order of the Kent Circuit Court,
and we REMAND this case to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing pursuant to
People v Ginther, 390 Mich. 436 (1973), for a determination whether the defendant was
denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel on direct appeal due to counsel’s
failure to file an application for leave to appeal on the defendant’s behalf and challenge
the scoring of Offense Variable 13, MCL 777.43. The motion to remand pursuant to
People v Lockridge, 498 Mich. 358 (2015), is DENIED.
We do not retain jurisdiction.
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.
September 29, 2016
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Clerk