People v. Matelic

Defendant appeals by leave granted the trial court’s order denying his motion for earlier parole consideration. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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Following an October 1987 jury trial, defendant was convicted of possession with intent to deliver 650 or more grams of a mixture containing cocaine, MCL 333.7401(2)(a)(i), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b. On November 3, 1987, the trial court sentenced defendant to a mandatory term of life imprisonment for the possession with intent to deliver conviction and a consecutive two-year term for the…