CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
People v Ketner
Denial of defense witness's last-minute Zoom testimony request and right to present defense
Decided
The citation
People v Ketner, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 9, 2026 (Docket No. 373380), p 4
From the case summary
Defendant was tried on charges arising from two 2022 controlled buys of methamphetamine and fentanyl by a confidential informant (CI). On the second day of trial, defense counsel moved to let Estelle Norton, who would address the CI's reputation for truthfulness, testify by Zoom because…
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