Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
May 22, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Stephen J. Markman
Mary Beth Kelly
150677 Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v SC: 150677
COA: 321045
Ottawa CC: 13-037857-AR
BRANDON MICHAEL HALL,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 23, 2014
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: (1) whether MCL 168.937 and MCL 168.544c conflict such that the
defendant’s conduct may only be charged under the latter statute; (2) whether the ‘rule of
lenity’ is relevant in this case; and (3) whether charging the defendant with felony forgery
under MCL 168.937 would violate his due process rights. 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.
May 22, 2015
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Clerk