Legal Opinion

People v. Maxson

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 2008No. Docket 129693Published

1Opinion of the Court

759 N.W.2d 817 (2008)

482 Mich. 385

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Mark Allen MAXSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Docket No. 129693.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

December 22, 2008.

Mark Allen Maxson, in propria persona.

Opinion

MARKMAN, J.

At issue here is whether the United States Supreme Court's decision in Halbert v. Michigan, 545 U.S. 605, 125 S.Ct. 2582, 162 L.Ed.2d 552 (2005), should be applied retroactively to cases in which a defendant's conviction has become final. In lieu of granting leave to appeal, we affirm the judgment of the trial court denying defendant's motion for…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956

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