SADO attorney to participate in Michigan Supreme Court's Community Connections Program

April 22, 2026 | Bay City Central High School (Bay City, MI)

SADO’s Jason Eggert will present argument before the Michigan Supreme Court on April 22, 2026, as part of the Court's "Community Connections Program." The session will be held at Bay City High School.

The case to be argued is People v Devante Kyran Jennings, MSC No. 165764 (COA No. 359837). 

The Court directed the parties to address “(1) whether there is a ‘compelling reason’ under the Michigan Constitution to adopt a different test from the one set forth in Oregon v Kennedy, 456 US 667, 675-676 (1982), to determine whether prosecutorial misconduct bars retrial, see People v Bullock, 440 Mich 15, 28-35 (1992); but see People v Nutt, 469 Mich 565, 590 (2004); (2) if so, whether this Court should adopt a test from another state or develop factors that expound on the ‘bad faith’ test previously adopted in Michigan, see United States v Dinitz, 424 US 600, 611 (1976); People v Anderson, 409 Mich 474, 485 (1980); Pool v Superior Court, 139 Ariz 98, 108-109 (1984); and People v Tyson, 423 Mich 357, 371-372 (1985); and (3) whether retrial was permissible in this case.” The case is set for argument on April 22, 2026, at 9:30 AM.

Case briefs and related materials are available here. The arguments can be watched here. Learn more about the Community Connections Program here.