People v. Steanhouse
| Decision Date | 25 May 2016 |
| Docket Number | 152873,152849,152948.,322280,152871,COA Nos. 318329,322281,322282.,152947,Docket Nos. 152671,152946,152872 |
| Citation | 499 Mich. 934,879 N.W.2d 252 (Mem) |
| Parties | PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Alexander Jeremy STEANHOUSE, Defendant–Appellant. People of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Alexander Jeremy Steanhouse, Defendant–Appellee. People of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Mohammad Masroor, Defendant–Appellant. People of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Mohammad Masroor, Defendant–Appellee. |
| Court | Michigan Supreme Court |
On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the October 22, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals in People v. Steanhouse (Docket No. 152671 and Docket No. 152849), and the applications for leave to appeal the November 24, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals in People v. Masroor (Docket Nos. 152871–3 and Docket Nos. 152946–8) are considered. Leave to appeal is GRANTED in Steanhouse in Docket No. 152849, and in Masroor in Docket Nos. 152946–8, and the cases shall be argued and submitted to the Court together at such future session of the Court as both cases are ready for submission. The parties in each case shall address: (1) whether MCL 769.34(2) and (3) remain in full force and effect where the defendant's guidelines range is not dependent on judicial fact-finding, see MCL 8.5 ; (2) whether the prosecutor's application asks this Court in effect to overrule the remedy in People v. Lockridge, 498 Mich. 358, 391, 870 N.W.2d 502 (2015), and, if so, how stare decisis should affect this Court's analysis; (3) whether it is proper to remand a case to the circuit court for consideration under Part VI of this Court's opinion in People v. Lockridge where the trial court exceeded the defendant's guidelines range; and, (4) what standard applies to appellate review of sentences following the decision in People v. Lockridge.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan and the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae addressing the four issues set forth above. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in these cases may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. Motions for permission to file briefs amicus curiae and briefs amicus curiae regarding these two cases should be filed in Steanhouse Docket No. 152849 only and served on the parties in both cases.
The total time allowed for oral argument by the parties shall be 60 minutes, with 15 minutes for each party. MCR 7.314(B). Following the arguments by the parties, we invite the ...
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