Leave to Appeal Granted.
The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed (1) whether defense counsel's agreement to allow two witnesses to testify at trial via two-way interactive video technology waived any of the defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause, US Const, Am VI; Const 1963, art 1, § 20; (2) whether there was good cause for the use of two-way interactive video technology pursuant to MCR 6.006(C); (3) whether the parties consented to the use of two-way interactive video technology at trial pursuant to MCR 6.006(C)(2); and (4) if there was a violation of the Confrontation Clause or MCR 6.006(C), whether there was plain error affecting the defendant's substantial rights, People v. Carines, 460 Mich 750, 763 (1999).
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.