Monroe Cnty. Prosecutor v. Spears (In re Spears)

*56Intervenor-appellant, the Michigan Parole Board (the Board), appeals by leave granted1 the circuit court's order reversing the Board's grant of *57parole to defendant, Ronald Neil Spears. The circuit court's order was entered after appellee, the Monroe County prosecutor (the prosecutor), appealed by leave granted the Board's grant of parole to defendant in the circuit court. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we reverse and remand the matter to the trial court for entry of an order reinstating parole.

I. BACKGROUND

This appeal arises from defendant's 2006 plea of nolo contendere to one…