Legal Opinion
People v. Billings
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 2009No. Docket 282131 and 284474PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, J.
These consolidated appeals involve defendants who pleaded guilty of crimes after the United States Supreme Court issued Halbert v Michigan, 545 US 605; 125 S Ct 2582; 162 L Ed 2d 552 (2005), which declared MCL 770.3a unconstitutional. In both cases, the trial court elicited an acknowledgement from defendants that they understood they were waiving their right to appellate counsel appointed at taxpayers’ expense as a condition of their plea. Both defendants filed pro per and delayed applications for leave to appeal. This Court remanded both cases to the trial court for appointment of counsel…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Halbert v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- People v. CobbsMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Federated Publications, Inc v. City of LansingMichigan Supreme Court · 2002
- Tingley v. KortzMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. WileyMichigan Supreme Court · 2005
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3Cited by19 opinions
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