Opinion
No. 121300.
June 19, 2003.
COA: 217052, Clare CC: 98-001151-FC
On order of the Court, the delayed application for leave to appeal the February 12, 2002 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties are directed to include among the issues to be briefed (1) whether defendant's statements to Officer Heintzelman constituted the interaction of custody and official interrogation, as discussed in Illinois v. Perkins, 496 U.S. 292; 110 S.Ct. 2394; 110 L.Ed.2d 243 (1990), and (2) whether Officer Heintzelman was a state actor at the time defendant made the statements to him. We invite amicus briefing from interested persons and organizations, including the Attorney General of the State of Michigan, the Prosecuting Attorney's Association of Michigan, and the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan.