Mmma Appellate Case List - As Of April 19, 2012

[Eric L. VanDussen]

I've attached below my most up-to-date list of about 30+ MMMA appellate cases that I'm aware of, with links to opinions and oral argument videos. I'm certain that there may be some MMMA appeals out there that I don't know about. If anyone is aware of any other cases that need to be added to my appellate list, please send me an email or call me with the case information, a defendant's last name, or contact info for the attorneys/prosecutors that are working on them. Also, I have most of the briefs and some transcripts from nearly all of the MMMA cases that were filed with the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. If anyone wants documents on a specific case, let me know.

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Eric L. VanDussen

Videographer & Freelance Journalist

 

MMMA APPELLATE CASE LIST – (as of April 19, 2012)

 

PEOPLE v BARBARA JEAN AGRO

COA Case No: 302949

Before: Deborah A. Servitto, Henry William Saad, Pat M. Donofrio

COA Interlocutory appeal denied on March 31, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2011/302949(12)_order.pdf

COA Case No: 305725 – Jury conviction claim of appeal filed – COA Panel not assigned yet

Motion for new trial was denied by Oakland Co. Circuit Court on April 4, 2012

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v TED ALLEN ANDERSON

COA case No: 300641 – SCt Case No: 143339

Before: HOEKSTRA, P.J., and MURRAY and M. J. KELLY, JJ.

COA publication date: June 7, 2011 - with M.J. Kelley issuing a concurring opinion:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110607_c300641_46_85o-300641-final.pdf & http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110607_c300641_47_85c-300641-final.pdf

SCt Abeyance Order entered on September 26, 2011 – Pending SCt decisions in P v King & Kolanek

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/sct/public/orders/20110926_s143339_55_143339_2011-09-26_or.pdf

COA May 10, 2011 oral arguments video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/25080064

KALAMAZOO CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v RYAN ANDREW BURKE

COA Case No: 292616 – SCt Case No: 139643

Before: Jane E. Markey PJ, Jane M. Beckering, Douglas B. Shapiro

COA unpublished opinion date: 09-03-10 – denying application for leave to appeal:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2010/292616(26)_order.pdf

LIVINGSTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v RYAN MICHAEL BYLSMA

COA Case No: 302762 – SCt Case No: 144120

Before: GLEICHER, P.J., and HOEKSTRA and STEPHENS, JJ.

COA publication date: September 27, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110927_c302762_41_302762.opn.pdf

Supreme Court Application for Leave to Appeal was filed on November 22, 2011 – still pending

COA September 07, 2011 oral arguments video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/28921863

KENT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v KEITH JAMES CAMPBELL

COA Case No: 291345 – SCt Case No: 141707

Before: O’CONNELL, P.J., and METER and OWENS, JJ.

COA publication date: August 26, 2010: http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20100713_c291345_51_120o-291345-final.pdf

SCt denial of application for leave to appeal date: October 8, 2010

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/sct/public/orders/20101008_s141707_61_141707_2010-10-08_or.pdf

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v HOWARD EARL CARROLL

COA case No: 297541

Before: MARKEY, P.J., and FITZGERALD and SHAPIRO, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion date: May 31, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110531_c297541_50_297541.opn.pdf

WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v BRANDON MCQUEEN & MATTHEW TAYLOR, d/b/a COMPASSIONATE APOTHECARY, LLC

COA Case No: 301951 – SCt Case No: 143824

Before: MURRAY, P.J., and HOEKSTRA and STEPHENS, JJ.

COA publication date: August 23, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110823_c301951_67_123o-301951-final.pdf

COA June 7, 2011 oral arguments video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/24835605

ISABELLA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v FREDRICK WAYNE DAGIT

COA Case No: 302164

Before Michael J. Kelly, Peter D. O'Connell, Patrick M. Meter

COA Interlocutory appeal denied on July 22-11:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2011/302164(8)_order.pdf

INGHAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v MICHAEL SCOTT DANTO & ANDREW BENJAMIN NATER

COA Case No: 302986, 302991, 303064 & 303525

Before: MARKEY, P.J., and SAAD and GLEICHER, JJ. with Gleicher concurring/dissenting

COA publication date: November 8, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20111108_c302986_58_302986.opn.pdf & http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20111108_c302986_59_302986p.opn.pdf

COA August 10, 2011 oral arguments video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/28041839

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v JONATHON FINNEY

COA Case No: 296329 & 297537

Before: Peter D. O'Connell, Donald S. Owens, Stephen L. Borrello

COA Interlocutory appeal denied on June 29, 2010:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2010/296329(10)_order.pdf & http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2010/297537(10)_order.pdf

MIDLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v TONY ALLEN GREEN

COA Case No: 308133

Before: COA panel not assigned yet

Prosecutor claim of appeal filed on 01-19-12

Defendant’s motion to hold in abeyance filed on 04-16-12

BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v JACK MCDONALD & EDWARD J. BENOIT, d/b/a THE HEALTH CENTER

COA Case No: 303575

Before: Karen M Fort Hood, PJ, and Mark J Cavanagh and Kirsten Frank Kelly, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion dated: April 10, 2012:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20120410_c303575_28_303575.opn.pdf

ALPENA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v BARBARA JEAN HUNTER

COA Case No: 302247

Before: SHAPIRO, P.J., and WILDER and MURRAY, JJ.

COA granted Prosecutor’s Interlocutory Appeal on December 8, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20111208_c302247_35_302247.opn.pdf

INGHAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v ARCHIE DARREL KIEL

COA Case No: 301427

Before: Thomas Fitzgerald, Kurtis T. Wilder and Christopher M. Murray, JJ.

COA Abeyance Order entered on March 08, 2012 - Pending the SCt decision in People v King:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2012/301427(46)_order.pdf

Circuit Ct. July 15, 2011 Judge’s Chambers Trial video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/20436632

Circuit Ct. October 6, 2011 Sentencing Hearing video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/20445509

Circuit Ct. May 4, 2011 Motion for New Trial video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/23406130

KALKASKA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v LARRY STEVEN KING

COA Case No: 294682 – SCt Case No: 142850

Before: SAWYER, P.J., and FITZGERALD and SAAD, JJ., with Fitzgerald dissenting

COA publication date: February 3, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110203_c294682_45_21o-294682-final.pdf & http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110203_c294682_46_21d-294682-final.pdf

Supreme Court’s January 12, 2012 oral argument video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/35060651

SHIAWASSEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v ALEXANDER EDWARD KOLANEK

COA Case No: 295125 – SCt Case No: 142712

Before: MURPHY, C.J., and METER and SHAPIRO, JJ.

COA publication date: January 11, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110111_c295125_30_2o-295125-final.pdf

Supreme Court’s January 12, 2012 oral argument video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/35062545

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v RODNEY KOON

COA Case No: 301443

Before: SAWYER, P.J., and O’CONNELL and RONAYNE KRAUSE, JJ.

COA publication date: April 17, 2012:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20120417_c301443_50_301443.opn.pdf

COA February 8, 2012 oral arguments video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/36475549

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v JAMES NICHOLSON

COA Case No: 306496

Before: William C. Whitbeck, PJ, and David H. Sawyer and Joel P Hoekstra, JJ.

COA order granting defendant leave to appeal dated: December 16, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2011/306496(13)_order.pdf

COA decision pending – no prosecutor’s brief – no oral arguments from either party

OTTAWA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v ANTHONY ORLANDO II

COA Case No: 303644

Before: O’CONNELL, P.J., and SAWYER and TALBOT, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion dated: March 20, 2012:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20120320_c303644_32_303644.opn.pdf

LAPEER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v JASON JOHN PETERS

COA Case No: 288219 – SCt Case No: 140645

Before: Bandstra, P.J. and Sawyer and Owens, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion dated: January 21, 2010:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20100121_c288219_38_288219.opn.pdf

SCt denial of Defendant’s application for leave to appeal dated: July 15, 2010

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/sct/public/orders/20100715_s140645_43_140645_2010-07-15_or.pdf

TUSCOLA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v ERIC JAMES PETERSON

COA Case No: No. 296072

Before: O’CONNELL, P.J., and K.F. KELLY and RONAYNE KRAUSE, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion dated: April 12, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110412_c296072_31_296072.opn.pdf

CALHOUN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v CHASON WILLIAM-GREGORY POINTER

COA Case No: 302295 & 302795

Before: Stephen L. Borello, P.J., Kathleen Jansen and Elizabeth L. Gleicher

Prosecutor claim of appeal brief filed on May 25, 2011

COA Order remand to circuit for determination of eligibility for appointed attorney: March, 20, 2012:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2012/302795(29)_order.pdf

GENESEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v BRIAN BEBOUT REED

COA Case No: 296686

Before: OWENS, P.J., and O’CONNELL and METER, JJ.

COA publication date: August 30, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110830_c296686_31_296686.opn.pdf

MONTMORENCY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v ROBERT LEE REDDEN & TOREY ALISON CLARK

COA Case No: 295809 & 295810 – SCt Case No: 142044 & 142045

Before: O’CONNELL, P.J., and METER and OWENS, JJ., with O’Connell concurring

COA publication date: September 14, 2010:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20100914_c295809_44_138o-295809-final.pdf &

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20100914_c295809_45_138c-295809-final.pdf

SCt Order granting Defendant’s motion to withdraw appeal: June 22, 2011

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/sct/public/orders/20110622_s142044_61_142044_2011-06-22_or.pdf

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v DAVID RODRIGUEZ

COA Case No: 298398

Before: Joel P. Hoekstra, P.J., Jane M. Beckering, Douglas B. Shapiro

COA order denying Defendant’s application for leave to appeal: January 18, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/coa/public/orders/2011/298398(16)_order.pdf

KALAMAZOO CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v SYLVESTER WILSON VANDERBUTTS

COA Case No: 299347

Before: WILDER, P.J., and HOEKSTRA and BORRELLO, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion dated: December 13, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20111213_c299347_51_299347.opn.pdf

COA November 8, 2011 oral arguments video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/31957324

CASS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v BENJAMIN CURTIS WALBURG

COA Case No: 295497 – SCt Case No: 142875

Before: TALBOT, P.J., and SAWYER and M. J. KELLY, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion dated: February 10, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110210_c295497_39_295497.opn.pdf

SCt Abeyance Order entered on June 22, 2011 – Pending SCt decisions in P v King & Kolanek

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/sct/public/orders/20110622_s142875_43_142875_2011-06-22_or.pdf

OTTAWA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v GARY J. WATKINS & ERIC A. WATKINS

COA Case No: 301771 & 301772 – SCt Case No: 143572

Before: FORT HOOD, P.J., and DONOFRIO and RONAYNE KRAUSE, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion date: June 21, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110621_c301771_46_301771.opn.pdf

SCt Application for Leave to Appeal filed on August 15, 2011

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v ERIC A. WATKINS & GARY J. WATKINS

COA Case No: 302558 & 302559

Before: M. J. KELLY, P.J., and O’CONNELL and SERVITTO, JJ.

COA unpublished opinion date: August 11, 2011:

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110811_c302558_44_302558.opn.pdf

COA July 13, 2011 oral arguments video can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/26443056

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

 

PEOPLE v CLINICAL RELIEF defendants (see below)

PEOPLE v BARBARA MIRA JOHNSON – COA Case No: 308104

PEOPLE v ANTHONY JAMES AGRO – COA Case No: 308105

PEOPLE v RYAN MICHAEL FLEISSNER – COA Case No: 308106

PEOPLE v BARBARA JEAN AGRO – COA Case No: 308109

PEOPLE v RYAN DANIEL RICHMOND – COA Case No: 308110

PEOPLE v MATTHEW CURTIS – COA Case No: 308111

PEOPLE v NICHOLAS AGRO – COA Case No: 308113

Appeal briefs have not yet been filed with the COA – waiting on transcripts

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

Edited April 20, 2012 by Eric L. VanDussen

[drtarzanmd]

Thank You " Eric L. VanDussen "

 

for ALL your Efforts .....

[Fat Freddy]

Many Thanks for this great resource. Although we may not agree with the rulings they provide some guidance for future approaches to given circumstances.

In the CoA opinions we can find guides to future tools. I would suggest that they are read carefully.

[mizerman]

This is great reading. Highly educational and very informative.

 

[Dr. Bob]

Fantastic Primary Source information. What would be helpful is for folks to grab them, one at a time, and put a sentence on explaining what the question is. Just a brief, non-editorial marker so folks can see what the case is about without having to go to the link and read the whole thing. If someone checks one out, just come back, highlight the link, and say what it is about.

 

Dr. Bob

[bobandtorey]

In People v Redden, ___ Mich App ____; ___ NW2d ___ (2010) (slip op at 8-10), the majority rejected the prosecution’s argument that the affirmative defense under section 8 was unavailable to the defendants because they did not possess valid registry identification cards at the time of the offense. The prosecution argued that section 7(a), incorporated by reference into section 8, required a defendant to have complied with section 4 in order to invoke section 8. The majority agreed with the defendants that “the MMMA provides two ways in which to show legal use of marijuana for medical purposes in accordance with the act. Individuals may either register and obtain a registry identification card under § 4 or remain unregistered and, if facing criminal prosecution, be forced to assert the affirmative defense in § 8.” Id. at 10. It declined to address the prosecution’s argument that a section 8 defense was not available because the marijuana was not kept in an “enclosed, locked facility” because defendants had not raised the issue on appeal and it had not been fully briefed by the parties. It noted, however, “that the language concerning an ‘enclosed, locked facility’ is set forth in the context of § 4, not in the context of § 8.” Redden, ___ Mich App at ____ (slip op at 11 n 8.)

[bobandtorey]

In People v Redden, ___ Mich App ____; ___ NW2d ___ (2010) (slip op at 8-10), the majority rejected the prosecution’s argument that the affirmative defense under section 8 was unavailable to the defendants because they did not possess valid registry identification cards at the time of the offense. The prosecution argued that section 7(a), incorporated by reference into section 8, required a defendant to have complied with section 4 in order to invoke section 8. The majority agreed with the defendants that “the MMMA provides two ways in which to show legal use of marijuana for medical purposes in accordance with the act. Individuals may either register and obtain a registry identification card under § 4 or remain unregistered and, if facing criminal prosecution, be forced to assert the affirmative defense in § 8.” Id. at 10. It declined to address the prosecution’s argument that a section 8 defense was not available because the marijuana was not kept in an “enclosed, locked facility” because defendants had not raised the issue on appeal and it had not been fully briefed by the parties. It noted, however, “that the language concerning an ‘enclosed, locked facility’ is set forth in the context of § 4, not in the context of § 8.” Redden, ___ Mich App at ____ (slip op at 11 n 8.)

 

A blast from the past

Almost 4 years and still in Court because they keep changing the rules to fit them

[Herb Cannabis]

Thank you, you truly are a work horse for this community!

[bustedinclintontwsp]

an update to that list would be awesome right about now

[MiMedical]

Any updates on the ones that were or are still pending?

Thanks!

[MiMedical]

Great, Thank you.

 

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