People v. Jones

Defendant has applied for leave to appeal from the Court of Appeals order directing the trial court to immediately revoke his bond. He argues that his pending application for a writ of habeas corpus in a federal court is an “appeal” for the purpose of MCL 770.8, so that he remains entitled to be free on bond. We hold that an application for a writ of habeas corpus is not an appeal within the meaning of MCL 770.8. We thus affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

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In 1999, defendant conditionally pleaded guilty 1 to a charge of possessing 225 or more grams, but less than 650 grams, of…