Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
January 16, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
157812 David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
Stephen J. Markman
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Brian K. Zahra
Plaintiff-Appellee, Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth T. Clement
v SC: 157812 Megan K. Cavanagh,
Justices
COA: 334024
Wayne CC: 15-010216-FC
ARTHUR LAROME JEMISON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 12, 2018
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address whether permitting an expert witness to testify by two-way interactive video,
over the defendant’s objection, denied the defendant his constitutional right to confront
witnesses and, if so, whether this error was harmless. The time allowed for oral argument
shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
The Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan and the Prosecuting Attorneys
Association of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Richard D. Friedman,
who submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of the defendant’s application for leave
to appeal, is also invited to file a brief amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested
in the determination of the issue presented in this case may move the Court for
permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
VIVIANO, J., not participating due to a familial relationship with a circuit court
judge involved in this case.
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.
January 16, 2019
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Clerk