People v. Johnson

Attorney James Edward Jacobs appeals as of right, challenging a Clinton Circuit Court order reducing Jacobs’ requested fee for his services in a criminal appeal. The Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (maacs) has filed an amicus curiae brief aligned with appellant’s brief in this matter. We affirm.

Jacobs is one of thirty-four attorneys who have volunteered to accept appointments on felony appeals in Clinton County. In this case, Jacobs was *644appointed to represent defendant Ronald Allen Johnson on appeal following his jury conviction for breaking and entering and his guilty plea…