Case Name: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benoni Jonathan ENCISO, Defendant-Appellant.
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 2018-12-19
Citations: 920 N.W.2d 565
Docket Number: SC: 157906; COA: 342965
Parties: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Benoni Jonathan ENCISO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 920
Pages: 565–565

Head Matter:
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Benoni Jonathan ENCISO, Defendant-Appellant.
SC: 157906
COA: 342965
Supreme Court of Michigan.
December 19, 2018
Order

Opinion:
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 21, 2018 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 Court of Appeals for consideration as on leave granted. Among the issues to be considered, the Court of Appeals shall address whether: (1) a defendant's waiver of the right to be physically present at sentencing is valid only if accomplished on the record, see People v. Palmerton , 200 Mich. App. 302, 503 N.W.2d 663 (1993) ; and (2) a defendant's unpreserved claim regarding his or her lack of physical presence at sentencing is subject to review for plain error. See People v. Heller , 316 Mich. App. 314, 891 N.W.2d 541 (2016).