Opinion
SC: 148981 COA: 319642
01-29-2021
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul J. BETTS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Order
On order of the Court, leave to appeal having been granted, and the briefs and oral argument of the parties having been considered by the Court, we DIRECT the parties to file supplemental briefs within 28 days of the date of this order addressing the following issues: if this Court finds that the retroactive application of the Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA), MCL 28.721 et seq. , is unconstitutional, (1) whether the constitutional infirmity may be remedied through the application of the recently enacted 2020 PA 295; (2) if not, whether 2020 PA 295 has any effect on the potential remedy; and (3) what effect the answers to these questions have upon defendant's conviction pursuant to MCL 28.729 for failure to register under SORA.
Welch, J., did not participate because the Court considered this order before she assumed office.