PEOPLE OF MI V TRAVIS JAMES HARDWICKE

Court of Appeals, State of Michigan
ORDER
PEOPLE OF MI V TRAVIS JAMES HARDWICKE
Docket No. 381017
LC No. 24-063738-FC
Michelle M. Rick
Presiding Judge
Kristina Robinson Garrett
Daniel S. Korobkin
Judges
Pursuant to MCR 7.205(E)(2) and MCR 7.216(A)(7), and in lieu of granting the application
for leave to appeal, the May 12, 2026 order denying defendant’s motion in limine is VACATED and the
case is REMANDED to the circuit court for reconsideration of defendant’s motion in limine on the record
established at the in camera evidentiary hearing. On remand, the circuit court shall, on the record or in a
written opinion, select one of the burdens of proof stated in People v Butler, 513 Mich 24, 33-34 (2024),
and, applying that burden, shall make new findings of fact. Using the new findings, the trial court shall
determine whether defendant established that he was “constitutionally entitled to present particular
evidence that is otherwise excluded under the rape-shield statute” under the decision in Butler. People v
Masi, ___ Mich ___ (2026) (Docket No. 165620); slip op at 7.
This order is to have immediate effect. MCR 7.215(F)(2). We do not retain jurisdiction.
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Presiding Judge
September 15, 2026

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