PEOPLE OF MI V PAMELA JEAN TAYLOR

Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth M. Welch
Kyra H. Bolden
Kimberly A. Thomas
Noah P. Hood,
Justices
I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
May 27, 2026
s0520
Order
Clerk
May 27, 2026
SC: 168814
COA: 375391
Osceola CC: 24-006382-FH
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
PAMELA JEAN TAYLOR,
Defendant-Appellant.
By order of December 19, 2025, the application for leave to appeal the May 28,
2025 order of the Court of Appeals was held in abeyance pending the decisions in People
v Ivey (Docket No. 168000) and People v Ormsbee (Docket No. 168539). On order of the
Court, Ivey having been decided on March 6, 2026, ___ Mich ___ (2026), the application
is again considered, and on the Court’s own motion, we VACATE our abeyance order of
December 19, 2025. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the
application. MCR 7.305(I)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs in accordance
with MCR 7.312(E), addressing: (1) whether attorney fees can be assessed against an
indigent criminal defendant, see the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act, MCL
780.981 et seq.; (2) whether the trial court in this case made adequate factual findings to
support the fees imposed, see People v Lewis, 503 Mich 162, 163, 168 (2018); and (3)
whether the trial court was required to hold an evidentiary hearing to assess the factual
basis for the fee or the defendant’s ability to pay. Id. at 168; see also People v Jackson,
483 Mich 271 (2009).
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 who are not exempt from
the motion requirement under MCR 7.312(H) may move the Court for permission to file
briefs amicus curiae.

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