People of Michigan v. John Antonya Moss ( 2018 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
May 16, 2018 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
156616 Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Kurtis T. Wilder
Plaintiff-Appellee, Elizabeth T. Clement,
Justices
v SC: 156616
COA: 338877
Berrien CC: 2015-005091-FH
JOHN ANTONYA MOSS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 21, 2017
order of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The appellant shall file a supplemental brief within 42 days of the date of this
order addressing whether adoptive siblings are related by blood or affinity. The brief
shall address whether the proper definition of “affinity” is that found in Bliss v Caille
Bros Co, 149 Mich. 601 (1907), or People v Armstrong, 212 Mich. App. 121 (1995). In
addition to the brief, the appellant shall electronically file an appendix conforming to
MCR 7.312(D)(2). 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. The appellee shall also
electronically file an appendix, or in the alternative, stipulate to the use of the appendix
filed by the appellant. 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 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 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.
May 16, 2018
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Clerk