Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
June 25, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
161324 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: 161324
COA: 348831
Allegan CC: 18-021494-FC
DEREK JEFFREY MESHKIN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 30, 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: (1) whether the defendant
was denied his constitutional right to present a defense by the exclusion of expert
testimony that the complainant suffered from Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD); and
(2) whether the defendant was denied a fair trial by the prosecutor’s cross-examination of
Albert Meshkin insinuating that the defendant had sexually assaulted his sister or sister-
in-law, see People v Whitfield, 425 Mich 116, 128-134 (1986), and People v Dorrikas,
354 Mich 303 (1958). The appellant’s brief shall be filed by October 25, 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 issues 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.
June 25, 2021
t0622
Clerk