People v. La Salle Washington

764 N.W.2d 785 (2009)

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

La Salle Willie WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Docket No. 137518. COA No. 284148.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

May 8, 2009.

Order

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 29, 2008 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the defendant has failed to meet the burden of establishing entitlement to relief under MCR 6.508(D).

MARILYN J. KELLY, C.J. (dissenting).

In 1967, defendant shot and killed the owner of a market. When a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the…