Makowski v. Governor

Plaintiff appeals by right the summary dismissal of his request for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief on his claim that former Governor Jennifer Granholm1 exceeded her constitutional authority when she revoked or rescinded her purported commutation of his nonparolable life sentence. We affirm.

On February 2, 1989, plaintiff was sentenced by the Wayne Circuit Court to mandatory life in prison with*169out the possibility of parole after being convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery. In January 2010, plaintiff filed an application for commutation of his sentence, requesting that…