Opinion
SC: 162968 COA: 350932
06-17-2022
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jacquelyne Faye TYSON, Defendant-Appellant.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 15, 2021 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the application. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall address: (1) whether People v. Carpenter , 464 Mich. 223, 627 N.W.2d 276 (2001), should be overruled; (2) if so, whether it should nonetheless be retained under principles of stare decisis, Coldwater v. Consumers Energy Co. , 500 Mich. 158, 172-174, 895 N.W.2d 154 (2017) ; and (3) if Carpenter is overruled, what relief, if any, the defendant is entitled to, given that she did not seek to admit evidence of diminished capacity at trial.
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.