FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to review a judge’s decision to reinstate sexual assault charges against former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves.
FILE – In this Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, Mateen Cleaves listens as his lawyer Frank Manley addresses the media after Mateen’s case was dismissed Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 at Genesee District Court in Flint, Mich. Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, has declined to review a judge’s decision to reinstate sexual assault charges against the former Michigan State basketball star. The state’s high court joined three Michigan Court of Appeals judges, who in August denied Cleaves’ request. Cleaves faces charges including unlawful imprisonment and second-degree criminal sexual conduct. (Mark Felix/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP, File)
The state’s high court on Wednesday joined three Michigan Court of Appeals judges, who in August denied Cleaves’ request. Earlier, Genesee County Judge Archie Hayman reinstated the case against Cleaves, who faces charges including unlawful imprisonment and second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The case is expected to return to county court for trial.
Cleaves is accused of assaulting a woman after a charity golf event and a visit to a Flint-area bar in 2015.
Defense attorney Frank Manley says he remains “confident” Cleaves will be “vindicated.”
Cleaves, a Flint native, led Michigan State to the NCAA basketball championship in 2000 and played for four NBA teams.
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