Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
May 26, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
154814 Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Kurtis T. Wilder,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 154814
COA: 327491
Wayne CC: 14-004600-FH
DARRELL WILDER, a/k/a DARRELL JOHN
WILDER, a/k/a DARRELL J. WILDER,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 27, 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: (1) whether the trial court erred by allowing the prosecutor to cross-examine
the defendant’s wife about his prior firearms-related convictions; (2) whether the
prosecutor improperly raised a collateral issue to admit evidence of the defendant’s prior
felonies through impeachment, compare People v Stanaway, 446 Mich 643 (1994), with
People v Kilbourn, 454 Mich 677 (1997); see also People v Vasher, 449 Mich 494
(1995); and (3) whether any error was harmless. The parties should not submit mere
restatements of their application papers.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan and Criminal Defense
Attorneys of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other 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.
May 26, 2017
p0523
Clerk