Opinion
No. 139396.
October 21, 2009.
Appeal from the Reported below. 284 Mich App 89.
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Leave to Appeal Granted.
The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed whether any of the common law defenses of self-defense, necessity or duress are applicable to the crime of possessing or carrying a firearm while ineligible to do so as a result of a prior felony conviction (felon-in-possession) proscribed by MCL 750.224f, and, if so, whether the defendant has the burden of proof to establish the defense.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan and the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae.