PEOPLE v. JONES

Docket No. 121355.

651 N.W.2d 906 (2002)

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John V. JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

October 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer M. Granholm, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Michael E. Duggan, Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy A. Baughman, Chief, Research, Training and Appeals, and Thomas M. Chambers, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Detroit, for the people.

John F. Royal, Detroit, for the defendant-appellant.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant has applied for leave to appeal from the Court of Appeals order directing the trial court to immediately revoke his bond. He argues that his pending application for a writ of habeas corpus in a federal court is an "appeal" for the purpose of M.C.L. § 770.8, so that he remains entitled to be free on bond. We hold that an application for a writ of habeas corpus is not an appeal within the meaning of M.C.L. § 770.8. We thus affirm the...

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