Watkins v. Healy
District Court, E.D. Michigan
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION LEDURA WATKINS, Plaintiff, Case No. 17-cv-13940 Hon. Matthew F. Leitman v. ROBERT H. HEALY, et al., Defendants. _________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT ROBERT H. HEALY’S MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF #34) In 1976, Plaintiff Ledura Watkins was convicted of first-degree murder in state court and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In 2017, the state trial court vacated Watkins’ conviction and released him from custody based on a finding that certain expert testimony…
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