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MSC: When does a trial court lose jurisdiction to resentence a defendant?

The Michigan Supreme Court will hold oral argument in People v. Washington (Case No. 156648) to decide whether to grant leave to appeal.  The parties have been ordered to file supplemental briefing addressing whether the trial court had jurisdiction to resentence Washington while his leave to appeal was pending, and if a jurisdiction defect existed, whether defendant was entitled to raise that defect in his later motion for relief from judgment.