Case Name: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald Lee FOSTER, Defendant-Appellant.
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 2018-03-21
Citations: 908 N.W.2d 307
Docket Number: SC: 156088; COA: 336811
Parties: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Ronald Lee FOSTER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 908
Pages: 307–307

Head Matter:
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Ronald Lee FOSTER, Defendant-Appellant.
SC: 156088
COA: 336811
Supreme Court of Michigan.
March 21, 2018
Order

Opinion:
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 12, 2017 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REMAND this case to the Wayne Circuit Court for the appointment of new appellate counsel to represent the defendant as on direct appellate review. See Halbert v. Michigan , 545 U.S. 605, 125 S.Ct. 2582, 162 L.Ed.2d 552 (2005). The record reflects that defendant's appellate counsel did not file an application for leave to appeal, seek any other relief on the defendant's behalf, or move to withdraw based on the attorney's determination, after a thorough review of the trial record, that the appeal was wholly frivolous. Thus, through no fault of the defendant, he lost the right to seek leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals on direct review. On remand, new appellate counsel, once appointed, may file an application for leave to appeal in the Court of Appeals for consideration under the standard for direct appeals, and/or any appropriate postconviction motions in the circuit court, within six months of the date of the circuit court's order appointing counsel.
Costs are imposed against the attorney, Tracie Gittleman, in the amount of $500, to be paid to the Clerk of this Court.
We do not retain jurisdiction.