Opinion
SC: 156376 COA: 327881
03-28-2018
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Gerald MEAD, Defendant-Appellant.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 8, 2017 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). We further ORDER the Jackson Circuit Court, in accordance with Administrative Order 2003-03, to determine whether the defendant is indigent and, if so, to appoint attorney Michael A. Faraone, if feasible, to represent the defendant in this Court. If this appointment is not feasible, the trial court shall, within the same time frame, appoint other 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 Illinois v. Rodriguez , 497 U.S. 177, 181, 183–189, 110 S.Ct. 2793, 111 L.Ed.2d 148 (1990), should control the resolution of the question whether the police officer had lawful consent to search the backpack found in the vehicle; (2) whether the record demonstrates that the officer reasonably believed that the driver had common authority over the backpack in order for the driver’s consent to justify the search; and (3) whether there are any other grounds upon which the search may be justified or the evidence may be deemed admissible. In addition to the brief, the appellant shall electronically file an appendix conforming to MCR 7.312(D)(2). 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. The appellee shall also electronically file an appendix, or in the alternative, stipulate to the use of the appendix filed by the appellant. 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.