Opinion
SC: 164685 COA: 327355
01-11-2023
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 16, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeals and the application for leave to appeal as cross-appellant are considered. The application for leave to appeal is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court. The application for leave to appeal as cross-appellant is GRANTED. The parties shall address whether requiring a defendant to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA), MCL 28.721 et seq. , as amended by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021 (the 2021 SORA), for a non-sexual crime, such as unlawful imprisonment of a minor, constitutes cruel or unusual punishment under Const. 1963, art. 1, § 16 or cruel and unusual punishment under U.S. Const., Am. VIII.
The time allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
Amici who appeared at the application stage are invited to file supplemental briefs amicus curiae. 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 issue presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.