Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 5, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
154764 Robert P. Young, Jr.
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Joan L. Larsen,
Plaintiff-Appellant, Justices
v SC: 154764
COA: 325407
Monroe CC: 13-040406-FH
LONNIE JAMES ARNOLD,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 12, 2016 and
September 22, 2016 judgments of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is
GRANTED. The parties shall address: (1) whether MCL 750.335a(2)(c) requires the
mandatory imposition of “imprisonment for an indeterminate term, the minimum of
which is 1 day and the maximum of which is life” for a person who commits the offense
of indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person, or whether the sentencing court
may impose a sentence within the applicable guidelines range, see MCL 777.16q;
(2) whether the answer to this question is affected by this Court’s decision in People v
Lockridge, 498 Mich 358 (2015), which rendered the sentencing guidelines advisory; and
(3) whether People v Campbell, ___ Mich App ___ (2016) (Docket No. 324708), was
correctly decided.
We further ORDER the Monroe Circuit Court, in accordance with Administrative
Order 2003-03, to determine whether the defendant is indigent and, if so, to appoint the
State Appellate Defender Office to represent the defendant in this Court.
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 5, 2017
t0329
Clerk