Opinion
SC: 159948
04-17-2020
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TERRY LEE CEASOR, Defendant-Appellant.
Order
159948 & (78) Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices COA: 338431
St. Clair CC: 05-000220-FH
On order of the Court, the motion to file supplemental authority is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the May 23, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the application. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The appellant shall file a supplemental brief within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel due to counsel's failure to seek funds from the circuit court to hire an expert witness or to otherwise obtain and present the testimony of an expert witness. 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.
MCCORMACK, C.J., not participating because of her prior involvement in this case as counsel for a party.
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.
April 17, 2020
/s/_________
Clerk