Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 25, 2014 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
148674 & (66) Michael F. Cavanagh
Stephen J. Markman
Mary Beth Kelly
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 148674
COA: 313750
Wayne CC: 12-004559-FC
SHAWQUANDA BOROM,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the motion for immediate consideration is GRANTED.
The application for leave to appeal the December 19, 2013 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 7.302(H)(1). The parties shall submit
supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether aiding
and abetting under MCL 767.39 can be proven where the defendant failed to act
according to a legal duty, but provided no other form of assistance to the perpetrator of
the crime. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
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 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.
April 25, 2014
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Clerk