People v. Grove

We granted leave in People v Grove to address whether a trial court has discretion under MCR 6.302(C)(3) to reject the plea underlying a plea agreement that includes a prosecutorial sentence recommendation. We granted leave in People v Austin to address (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to entertain the defendant’s guilty plea, which was part of a plea agreement reached after the trial court’s “plea cutoff” date, (2) whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for mistrial on the ground of juror misconduct, and (3) whether the case…