Opinion
SC: 162221 COA: 349631
04-09-2021
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hamin Lorenzo DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 10, 2020 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the application. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
We further ORDER the Chippewa Circuit Court, in accordance with Administrative Order 2003-03, to determine whether the defendant is indigent and, if so, to appoint counsel to represent the defendant in this Court.
The appellant shall file a supplemental brief within 42 days of the date of the order appointing counsel addressing: (1) whether attempted violation of MCL 800.283a necessarily requires a score of 25 points for Offense Variable (OV) 19; and if not, (2) whether there is sufficient evidence to score OV 19 at 25 points on this record. 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. 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.
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.