Legal Opinion
James Anthony Sweeton v. Robert Brown, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1994No. 92-1441, 92-1581PublishedCited by 579 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtMerritt, Chief Judge
Chief Judge MERRITT delivered an opinion joined by ten members of the Court (Judges KENNEDY, MARTIN, MILBURN, GUY, NELSON, BOGGS, NORRIS, SUHRHEINRICH, SILER and DAUGHTREY). Judge CONTIE (pp. 1167-69), delivered a separate concurrence joined by seven members of the Court (Judges KENNEDY, MILBURN, RYAN, NORRIS, SUHRHEINRICH, SILER and BATCHELDER). Judge JONES (pp. 1169-74), joined by Judge KEITH, delivered a dissenting opinion.
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
The district court has denied the State’s motions to vacate, modify or terminate a consent decree entered in 1981 governing parole procedures for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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