Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
June 22, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
142913 Michael F. Cavanagh
Marilyn Kelly
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Brian K. Zahra,
Plaintiff-Appellant, Justices
v SC: 142913
COA: 292153
Wayne CC: 08-007283
VERDELL REESE,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 16, 2010
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address whether the doctrine of imperfect self-defense can mitigate second-degree
murder to voluntary manslaughter and, if so, whether the doctrine was appropriately
applied to the facts of this case by the Wayne Circuit Court.
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 issues presented in this case may move the Court
for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
I, Corbin R. Davis, 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.
June 22, 2011 _________________________________________
y0615 Clerk