Opinion
SC 161057 COA 351549
01-04-2022
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JACK RAY LANTZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Washtenaw CC: 19-000138-FH
Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh Elizabeth M. Welch, Justices
ORDER
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 10, 2020 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the defendant's convictions for failure to comply with the Sex Offenders Registration Act, MCL 28.721 et seq. The retroactive application of 2011 PA 17 to the defendant, well after the 1984 and 1992 convictions that required him to register, violates the federal and state constitutional prohibitions on ex post facto laws. People v Betts, __ Mich. __ (2021) (Docket No. 148981). We REMAND this case to the Washtenaw Circuit Court for further proceedings consistent with Betts. In all other respects, leave to appeal is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the remaining questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.