Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
June 22, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
152752 Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Joan L. Larsen,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 152752
COA: 319998
Wayne CC: 13-007629-FC
DARRIN CRAWFORD,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 13, 2015
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 7.305(H)(1).
We further ORDER the Wayne Circuit Court, in accordance with Administrative
Order 2003-03, to determine whether the defendant is indigent and, if so, to appoint
Michael J. McCarthy, if feasible, to represent the defendant in this Court. If this
appointment is not feasible, the trial court shall, within the same time frame, appoint
other counsel to represent the defendant in this Court. If the defendant is not indigent, he
must retain his own counsel. The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of
the order appointing counsel, or of the ruling that the defendant is not entitled to
appointed counsel, addressing whether the failure to administer any oath to the jury
following jury selection, but before the beginning of the trial, amounts to plain error
requiring reversal. 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.
June 22, 2016
p0615
Clerk