In RE PEOPLE v. Burton

In this case, we must decide whether the Court of Appeals erred in granting an order of superintending control reversing the trial court’s order granting a new trial in a criminal case.

We hold that the Court of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to invoke its extraordinary power to issue an order of superintending control in this case; therefore, the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s order granting a new trial.

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The defendant, Brian Burton, was arrested and charged in connection with a homicide committed during the armed robbery of a lounge. Following a jury trial, he was…