Case Name: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy Lawrence CALDWELL, Defendant-Appellant.
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 2018-07-03
Citations: 913 N.W.2d 296
Docket Number: SC: 156701; COA: 337632
Parties: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Timothy Lawrence CALDWELL, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 913
Pages: 296–297

Head Matter:
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Timothy Lawrence CALDWELL, Defendant-Appellant.
SC: 156701
COA: 337632
Supreme Court of Michigan.
July 3, 2018
Order

Opinion:
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 15, 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 Oakland Circuit Court for a determination of whether the defendant is indigent and, if so, for the appointment of substitute appellate counsel, in light of Halbert v. Michigan , 545 US 605, 125 S.Ct. 2582, 162 L.Ed.2d 552 (2005). Based on our review of the record, the circuit court granted original appointed appellate counsel's motion to withdraw, but did not address the request for the appointment of substitute appellate counsel. On remand, substitute 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. Counsel may include among the issues raised, but is not required to include, the issues that were raised by the defendant in his motion for relief from judgment that was filed in 2016. The defendant's motion for appointment of counsel and his motions for miscellaneous relief are DENIED as moot.
We do not retain jurisdiction.