Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
December 21, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
154396 & (79) Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellant/
Cross-Appellee,
v SC: 154396
COA: 325782
Wayne CC: 14-006454-FH
GARY PATRICK LEWIS,
Defendant-Appellee/
Cross-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 21, 2016
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).
The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order
addressing whether the denial of counsel to the defendant at his preliminary examination
is an error requiring automatic reversal or whether harmless error analysis applies. The
parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
The application for leave to appeal as cross-appellant remains pending.
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.
December 21, 2016
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Clerk