A trial court abused its discretion by not articulating a reason for awarding only a portion of the attorney fees that appointed appellate counsel had requested.

A probate court erred by appointing a divorced couple as the co-personal representatives of their deceased daughter’s estate.

A plea agreement reached by a former Michigan senator was contrary to public policy because it prohibited the senator from seeking public office during his five-year probationary period.

In People v McNeil, the Court of Appeals found that the trial court had abused its discretion by granting the defendant a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines for reasons that were not substantially compelling.