Opinion
SC: 151057
12-22-2015
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN MARSHALL ATKINS, JR., Defendant-Appellant.
Order
Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, Justices COA: 324953
Oakland CC: 89-095782-FC
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 21, 2015 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, it appearing to this Court that the case of Montgomery v Louisiana, cert gtd ___ US ___; 135 S Ct 1546; 191 L Ed 2d 635 (2015), is pending before the United States Supreme Court, and that the decision in that case may resolve an issue raised in the present application for leave to appeal, we ORDER that the application be held in ABEYANCE pending the decision in that case.
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.
December 22, 2015
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Clerk