Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 30, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
162208 Brian K. Zahra
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth T. Clement
Megan K. Cavanagh
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Elizabeth M. Welch,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 162208
COA: 338877
Berrien CC: 2015-005091-FH
JOHN ANTONYA MOSS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 10, 2020
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on the application. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The appellant shall file a supplemental brief addressing whether the Court of
Appeals erred in concluding on remand that the defendant and the complainant are
effectively related by blood for purposes of MCL 750.520d(1)(d), such that there was an
adequate factual basis for the defendant’s no-contest plea.
The appellant’s brief shall be filed by August 30, 2021, with no extensions except
upon a showing of good cause. In the brief, citations to the record must provide the
appendix page numbers as required by MCR 7.312(B)(1). The appellee shall file a
supplemental brief within 21 days of being served with the appellant’s brief. A reply, if
any, must be filed by the appellant within 14 days of being served with the appellee’s
brief. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan and the Criminal Defense
Attorneys of Michigan are invited to file briefs 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.
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 30, 2021
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Clerk