People of Michigan v. Douglas Brent Lazarus

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: May 29, 2009
• Docket: 138261
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

May 29, 2009 Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice

138258 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver 138261 Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway, Justices PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 138258 COA: 278531 Jackson CC: 06-003884-FH STEVEN EDWARD FLICK, Defendant-Appellant. ______________________________________ PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 138261 COA: 277925 Jackson CC: 06-004536-FH DOUGLAS BRENT LAZARUS, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/

On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the December 23, 2008 judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered, and they are GRANTED. The parties shall address: (1) whether intentionally accessing and viewing child sexually abusive material on the Internet constitutes “knowing possession” of such material under MCL 750.145c(4); and (2) whether the presence of automatically created “temporary internet files” on a computer hard drive may amount to “knowing possession” of child sexually abusive material or may be circumstantial evidence that defendant “knowingly possessed” such material in the past.

The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan and the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.

I, Corbin R. Davis, 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. May 29, 2009 _________________________________________ l0526 Clerk