PEOPLE OF MI V KAREN LEE MAYERS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
UNPUBLISHED
February 12, 2009
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
No. 281890
Kent Circuit Court
LC No. 04-004538-FH
KAREN LEE MAYERS,
Defendant-Appellant.
Before: Markey, P.J., and Murphy and Borrello, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Defendant had raised issues through counsel regarding jail credit, which he correctly
asserted at oral argument, are moot. The only issue left for us to decide is whether the trial court
erred when it ordered that defense counsel would not be compensated for raising sentencing
issues on appeal. The trial court was of the opinion that all such issues were resolved during the
plea process. However, we find that the trial court made prior assurances to defendant regarding
what jail credits defendant may be entitled to receive, and thus it was error for the trial court to
specifically preclude defense counsel from raising sentencing issues. Therefore, to the extent
payment was precluded from defendant’s counsel to pursue sentencing issues, we direct that
defense counsel be compensated for those services. We affirm on all other issues, but remand
for the sole purpose of having the Kent Circuit Court make a determination as to whether defense
counsel was properly compensated for all matters pursued in this appeal.
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ William B. Murphy
/s/ Stephen L. Borrello
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