People v. Carter

Without having vouchsafed the altogether visible fact thereof, Justice Adams’ current opinion quietly — very quietly — vacates the misguided “no jurisdiction” ruling made by People v. Holbrook, 373 Mich 94, 98, 99 and restores the sound common sense of People v. Griswold, 64 Mich 722. I regret that Justice Adams has seen fit to mince around these inexorable conclusions. Like that TV-touted cough medicine his said opinion “contains silentium”; the silencer of due candor.

If loftily seated judges may yet learn lessons, there is one for the Supreme Court of Michigan in this interregnal lapse…