People of Michigan v. Devaun Laroy Lopez

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: February 1, 2017
• Docket: 154566
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

February 1, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice

154566 Robert P. Young, Jr. Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 154566 COA: 327208 Saginaw CC: 14-040317-FC DEVAUN LAROY LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 18, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing: (1) whether prior testimony is admissible under MRE 804(b)(1) where the proponent of the statement has caused the declarant to be unavailable under MRE 804(a), regardless of any intent by the proponent to cause unavailability; and, (2) if some form of intent is required, what standards should apply when determining whether the proponent’s actions were intended to cause the declarant to be unavailable. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. February 1, 2017 p0125 Clerk