Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-11-25 05:04:26.984734+00
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Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  November 24, 2015                                                                                    Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                 Chief Justice

  150038                                                                                               Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                            Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                    Bridget M. McCormack
                                                                                                          David F. Viviano
                                                                                                      Richard H. Bernstein
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                          Joan L. Larsen,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                       Justices

  v                                                                 SC: 150038
                                                                    COA: 322619
                                                                    Wayne CC: 13-002154-FC
  DAVIONE MARTICE SAMUELS,
           Defendant-Appellant.

  _________________________________________/

          On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 26, 2014
  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 to determine
  whether the court would have imposed a materially different sentence under the
  sentencing procedure described in People v Lockridge, 498 Mich. 358 (2015). On
  remand, the trial court shall follow the procedure described in Part VI of our opinion. If
  the trial court determines that it would have imposed the same sentence absent the
  unconstitutional constraint on its discretion, it may reaffirm the original sentence. If,
  however, the trial court determines that it would not have imposed the same sentence
  absent the unconstitutional constraint on its discretion, it shall resentence the defendant.
  In all other respects, leave to appeal is DENIED because we are not persuaded that the
  remaining questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

         We do not retain jurisdiction.

                           I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
                     foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
                           November 24, 2015
           t1116
                                                                               Clerk