People of Michigan v. Tia Marie-Mitchell Skinner ( 2017 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
January 24, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Brian K. Zahra
152448 & (133) Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v SC: 152448
COA: 317892
St. Clair CC: 10-002936-FC
TIA MARIE-MITCHELL SKINNER,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the joint motion for immediate consideration is GRANTED
in part. The application for leave to appeal the August 20, 2015 judgment of the Court of
Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address whether the
decision to sentence a person under the age of 18 to a prison term of life without parole
under MCL 769.25 must be made by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt, see Apprendi v
New Jersey, 530 US 466, 476; 120 S Ct 2348; 147 L Ed 2d 435 (2000), in light of
Montgomery v Louisiana, 577 US ___; 136 S Ct 718; 193 L Ed 2d 599 (2016), and Miller
v Alabama, 567 US ___; 132 S Ct 2455; 183 L Ed 2d 407 (2012).
We direct the Clerk to schedule the oral argument in this case for the same future
session of the Court when it will hear oral argument in People v Hyatt (Docket No.
153081).
The Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan and the Prosecuting Attorneys
Association 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, 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.
January 24, 2017
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Clerk