Voluntariness of a confession; Evidentiary hearing pursuant to People v Walker (On Rehearing); Ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to move to suppress defendant’s police statements; People v Ginther

In an order in lieu of granting leave to appeal, the court vacated Part II of the Court of Appeals’ judgment (see e-Journal # 74526 in the 1/12/21 edition) and remanded the case to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing to determine: (1) whether defendant’s police statements were involuntary and (2) whether her trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move to suppress them.