Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
October 17, 2008 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
136751 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Stephen J. Markman,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 136751
COA: 268499
Wayne CC: 05-010897-01
KOBEAY QURAN SWAFFORD,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the March 18, 2008
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address whether the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, MCL 780.601, requires that a
detainer be lodged at the institution where the defendant is incarcerated, and if so,
whether there was sufficient evidence in this case that the detainer was properly lodged.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to place this case on the January 2009 session
calendar for argument and submission. Appellant’s brief and appendix must be filed no
later than November 24, 2008, and appellee’s brief and appendix, if appellee chooses to
submit an appendix, must be filed no later than December 18, 2008.
The Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan and the Prosecuting Attorneys
Association of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae, to be filed no later than
December 30, 2008. 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,
with such briefs to be filed no later than December 30, 2008.
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 17, 2008 _________________________________________
p1015 Clerk