People of Michigan v. Robert Lance Propp

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: October 21, 2020
• Docket: 160551
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

October 21, 2020 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice

160551 David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem

Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Richard H. Bernstein Plaintiff-Appellee, Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices v SC: 160551 COA: 343255 Saginaw CC: 16-042719-FC ROBERT LANCE PROPP, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 3, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address: (1) whether the Court of Appeals correctly applied People v Kennedy, 502 Mich 206 (2018), when it affirmed the trial court’s decision to deny the defendant’s motion for expert funding; and (2) whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that evidence of other acts of domestic violence is admissible under MCL 768.27b regardless of whether it might be otherwise inadmissible under the hearsay rules of evidence. The time allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).

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

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. October 21, 2020 t1014 Clerk