Opinion
SC 163968 COA 358537
05-31-2024
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDWIN LAMAR LANGSTON, Defendant-Appellant.
Van Buren CC: 76-002701-FC
Elizabeth T. Clement, Chief Justice, Brian K. Zahra, David F. Viviano, Richard H. Bernstein, Megan K. Cavanagh, Elizabeth M. Welch, Kyra H. Bolden, Justices
ORDER
By order of March 8, 2024, the plaintiff-appellee was directed to answer the application for leave to appeal the December 2, 2021 order of the Court of Appeals. On order of the Court, the answer having been received, the application for leave to appeal is again considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the application. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs in accordance with MCR 7.312(E), addressing: (1) whether People v Aaron, 409 Mich. 672 (1980), correctly limited its application to prospective-only relief; (2) whether, in the absence of evidence that the defendant acted with malice, mandatory life without parole for felony murder constitutes cruel and/or unusual punishment under Const 1963, art 1, § 16 or U.S. Const, Am VIII; and (3) whether People v Hall, 396 Mich. 650 (1976), should be overruled.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan and the 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.