Opinion
SC: 154814 COA: 327491
05-26-2017
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Darrell WILDER, a/k/a Darrell John Wilder, a/k/a Darrell J. Wilder, Defendant–Appellant.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 27, 2016 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 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing: (1) whether the trial court erred by allowing the prosecutor to cross-examine the defendant’s wife about his prior firearms-related convictions; (2) whether the prosecutor improperly raised a collateral issue to admit evidence of the defendant’s prior felonies through impeachment, compare People v. Stanaway , 446 Mich. 643 (1994), with People v. Kilbourn , 454 Mich. 677 (1997) ; see also People v. Vasher , 449 Mich. 494 (1995) ; and (3) whether any error was harmless. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan and Criminal Defense Attorneys 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.