Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
November 22, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
156077 David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Kurtis T. Wilder
Elizabeth T. Clement,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 156077
COA: 337848
Lenawee CC: 16-017887-FH;
16-017888-FH
DAVID ROSS AMES,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 12, 2017 order
of the Court of Appeals is considered. We DIRECT the Lenawee County Prosecuting
Attorney to answer the application for leave to appeal within 28 days after the date of this
order. The prosecutor shall specifically address whether this Court’s decision in People v
Lockridge, 498 Mich 358 (2015), rendered invalid that part of MCL 769.34(10) requiring
the Court of Appeals to affirm sentences that fall within the applicable guidelines range
“absent an error in scoring the sentencing guidelines or inaccurate information relied
upon in determining the defendant’s sentence.”
The application for leave to appeal remains pending.
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.
November 22, 2017
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Clerk
People of Michigan v. David Ross Ames
Combined Opinion