No. 18-200

Michigan v. Charles Damon Jones

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2018-08-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process inconsistent-verdicts judicial-discretion jury-confusion jury-instructions jury-nullification jury-verdict jury-verdicts legal-standard new-trial sufficiency-of-evidence trial-procedure verdict-inconsistency
Latest Conference: 2018-10-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

Irreconcilable jury verdicts are not grounds for relief, and courts are not to speculate as to why a jury returned an inconsistent verdict. Respondent's jury here returned an inconsistent verdict, which the Michigan Court of Appeals speculated was based on confusion and on that basis granted Respondent a new trial. Did the Court of Appeals err in granting relief?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Michigan Court of Appeals erred in granting a new trial based on an inconsistent jury verdict, even though irreconcilable jury verdicts are not grounds for relief

Docket Entries

2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent Charles Damon Jones to respond filed.
2018-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2018)

Attorneys

Charles Damon Jones
Stephanie L. ArndtFieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington, P.C., Respondent
Michigan
David A. McCreedyWayne County Prosecutor's Office, Petitioner