Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
October 29, 2010 Marilyn Kelly,
Chief Justice
141822 & (61)(62) Michael F. Cavanagh
Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Alton Thomas Davis,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 141822
COA: 292288
Saginaw CC: 09-032100-FH
REGINAL LAVAL SHORT, a/k/a
REGINALD LAVAL SHORT,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the motion for immediate consideration is GRANTED.
The application for leave to appeal the August 26, 2010 judgment of the Court of Appeals
is considered, and it is GRANTED, to consider whether the good-faith exception to the
exclusionary rule applies to a warrantless vehicle search that was conducted under the
authority of New York v Belton, 453 US 454; 101 S Ct 2860; 69 L Ed 2d 768 (1981), but
that would be unconstitutional under Arizona v Gant, 556 US ___; 129 S Ct 1710; 173 L
Ed 2d 485 (2009). We further ORDER that the defendant may file, and the Saginaw
Circuit Court may entertain, a motion for bond pending the appeal in this 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 issue 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.
October 29, 2010 _________________________________________
p1026 Clerk