People v. Skinner

• Decision Date: 24 January 2017
• Docket Number: Docket No. 152448,COA No. 317892
• Citation: 889 N.W.2d 487 (Mem)
• Parties: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Tia Marie–Mitchell SKINNER, Defendant–Appellee.
• Court: Michigan Supreme Court

889 N.W.2d 487 (Mem)

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellant,

v.Tia Marie–Mitchell SKINNER, Defendant–Appellee.

Docket No. 152448

COA No. 317892

Supreme Court of Michigan.

January 24, 2017

Order

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 U.S. 466, 476, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), in light of Montgomery v. Louisiana , 577 U.S. ––––, 136 S.Ct. 718, 193 L.Ed.2d 599 (2016), and Miller v. Alabama , 567 U.S. 460, 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.