Opinion
Docket No. 145142. COA No. 302335.
2012-07-18
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Brian James VEILLEUX, Defendant–Appellant.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the March 29, 2012 judgment 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 7.302(H)(1). At oral argument, the parties shall address: (1) whether sentences imposed after a finding of criminal contempt must be served consecutively under MCL 768.7a; and (2) whether a court may hold a person in contempt multiple times for each contemptuous act in a continuous course of conduct. The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order, but they should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
The motion to stay the execution of the defendant's contempt sentences pending appeal is GRANTED. We further ORDER the Oakland Circuit Court to determine whether any recording of the defendant's contemptuous behavior exists, and if so, to provide a copy of that record to this Court.