Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Justin
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 22, 1981No. Docket 51445PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, Lonnie Hawkins, testified as a witness in a criminal trial held on January 26, 1976. He was at that time and still is incarcerated at Southern Michigan Prison. On May 18, 1976, defendant, James M. Justin, who was an assistant prosecutor for Jackson County at that time, wrote a letter to the warden of Southern Michigan Prison in which he stated that the plaintiff appeared to have actively committed perjury during his testimony at trial.
This letter was placed in plaintiffs prison file and, on October 4, 1978, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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