PEOPLE OF MI V CHRISTOPHER SCOTT MARLINK

Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth M. Welch
Kyra H. Bolden
Kimberly A. Thomas
Noah P. Hood,
Justices
I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
May 22, 2026
Order
Clerk
May 22, 2026
SC: 169231
COA: 376204
Newaygo CC: 2013-010418-FH
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT MARLINK,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 13, 2025 order
of the Court of Appeals is considered. We DIRECT the plaintiff to answer the application
for leave to appeal within 28 days after the date of this order. In addition to the issues
raised in the defendant’s application, the plaintiff shall address: (1) whether the motion to
vacate the order of appointment filed by the defendant’s appellate counsel satisfied the
requirements of Anders v California, 386 US 738, 744 (1967); (2) whether the defendant
received sufficient time “to raise any points that he chooses” in response to appellate
counsel’s motion, see id.; (3) whether the trial court made a finding that the appeal was
“wholly frivolous” after “a full examination of all the proceedings,” see id.; and (4) whether
any deviation from the Anders procedure resulted in the defendant being “denied the right
to appellate review or the appointment of appellate counsel” for purposes of MCR 6.428.
The application for leave to appeal remains pending.

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