Wayne County Prosecutor v. Recorder's Court Judge

This is an original proceeding by the Wayne County Prosecutor to obtain an order of superintending control. The prosecutor seeks reversal of a September 9, 1983, Recorder’s Court of Detroit order which granted Mary Agnes Butler’s delayed motion for new trial.

Following a 1975 jury trial, Butler was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life in prison. In an unpublished per curiam opinion, this Court affirmed Butler’s conviction. (Docket No. 25180, decided August 10, 1976). The Supreme Court denied leave to appeal. People v Butler, 400 Mich 830 (1977). Thereafter, Butler filed a delayed…