Legal Opinion
Buchanan v. Department of Corrections
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 27, 1973No. Docket 15740PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLesinski, C. J.
This case comes to us as a mandamus action seeking to compel the defendant to quash a detainer placed against the plaintiff. At issue is whether the Michigan Department of Corrections has the authority pursuant to the interstate agreement on detainers, MCLA 780.601; MSA 4.147(1), to maintain a detainer against Walter Buchanan.
Plaintiff had been convicted of first-degree murder by courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1947. He was paroled in 1956, and released from supervision under that parole on June 21, 1957. He was never discharged from parole. Subsequently, in April of 1963, a trial…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- In Re EvansMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- Rainey v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
3Cited by15 opinions
- Blackwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
- Nash v. JeffesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Remick v. LopesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Blakey v. District Court, Second Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1988
- Edmond v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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