Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
June 12, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Stephen J. Markman
Mary Beth Kelly
150936 Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Richard H. Bernstein,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 150936
COA: 317206
Kent CC: 12-009542-FH
CHRISTOPHER LEE JOHNSON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 15, 2015
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in
lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE that part of the Court of Appeals judgment
discussing the admissibility of prior act evidence under MRE 404(b)(1) and the
prosecution’s alleged failure to comply with MRE 404(b)(2). We agree with the Court of
Appeals, however, that to the extent there was any plain error in the admission of this
challenged evidence under MRE 404(b), it did not require reversal because the other
evidence of the defendant’s guilt was overwhelming. See People v Carines, 460 Mich
750, 763-764 (1999). In all other respects, leave to appeal is DENIED, because we are
not persuaded that the remaining question presented should be reviewed by this Court.
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.
June 12, 2015
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Clerk