LANSING â A 36-year-old Idlewild man has a settlement conference scheduled in 49th Circuit Court after the Michigan Court of Appeals recently affirmed the trial court's judgment of a previous mistrial in his criminal sexual conduct-related case. Kody Taylor Pitre has a settlement conference scheduled on April 16 related to his case connected to incidents on Jan. 1, 2016, and July 15, 2018, involving seven counts of first-degree CSC and one count of second-degree CSC. The unpublished opinion by the court of appeals dated March 18 stated a mistrial occurred because of improper testimony from an expert witness. The opinion also stated Pitre filed a motion to preclude his retrial based on double jeopardy, contending that the prosecutor intentionally caused the mistrial. Double Jeopardy is the prosecution of a person twice for the same offense.