Case Name: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marc Curtis MINTER, Defendant-Appellant.
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 2019-02-13
Citations: 922 N.W.2d 371
Docket Number: SC: 159103; COA: 347523
Parties: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Marc Curtis MINTER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 922
Pages: 371–371

Head Matter:
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Marc Curtis MINTER, Defendant-Appellant.
SC: 159103
COA: 347523
Supreme Court of Michigan.
February 13, 2019
Order

Opinion:
On order of the Court, the motions for immediate consideration and to waive transcript requirement are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the February 6, 2019 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because, while the assistance of a forensic pathologist may be a required component of the defense in this case, see People v. Kennedy , 502 Mich. 206, 917 N.W.2d 355 (2018), Ake v. Oklahoma , 470 U.S. 68, 105 S.Ct. 1087, 84 L.Ed.2d 53 (1985), the unavailability of the properly noticed forensic pathologist, Dr. Karl Williams, is only speculative at this point. The motion to stay is DENIED.