PEOPLE OF MI V JAINAUTICA ALESE-JON WATKINS

Court of Appeals, State of Michigan ORDER PEOPLE OF MI V JAINAUTICA ALESE-JON WATKINS Docket No. 368321 LC No. 2019-005317-FC Brock A. Swartzle Presiding Judge Matthew S. Ackerman Christopher M. Trebilcock Judges On the Court’s own motion this case is REMANDED to the trial court to hold a hearing pursuant to People v Walker, 374 Mich 331, 338; 132 NW2d 87 (1965), to address and decide whether defendant voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently waived his Miranda rights and whether defendant’s confession was voluntarily made. At the hearing, the trial court shall ensure a complete record is made memorializing defendant’s account of the facts and circumstances leading to the waiver of his Miranda rights and the procurement of his confession. This Court retains jurisdiction. Defendant shall initiate the Walker proceedings on remand within 14 days of the date of this order and, within the same time period, shall file with this Court a copy of the documents filed in the trial court to initiate those proceedings. The trial court shall hold the required hearing and decide the validity of defendant’s Miranda waiver and the voluntariness of defendant’s confession within 56 days of the date of this order. Further, the trial court shall order the transcript of the Walker hearing(s) to be prepared at public expense and filed within 21 days after the completion of the proceedings. Defendant shall file a copy of the transcript(s) and a copy of the trial court’s decision with this Court immediately upon receipt thereof. _______________________________ Presiding Judge October 15, 2026

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