PEOPLE v. ROGERS

No. 336000.

966 N.W.2d 181 (2020)

335 Mich. App. 172

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyrone ROGERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 17, 2020, 9:20 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, D. J. Hilson , Prosecuting Attorney, and Charles F. Justian , Chief Appellate Attorney, for the people.

Laurel K. Young , Grand Rapids, for defendant.

Before: Sawyer, P.J., and M. J. Kelly and Swartzle, JJ.


A criminal defendant bears a heavy burden when seeking a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. This is especially the case when the newly discovered evidence consists of recanting statements that are largely hearsay, and even more so when the recanting statements are themselves recanted. But, a heavy burden does not mean an...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases