Legal Opinion
People of Michigan v. William Lawrence Rucker
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 2018No. 336898; 338870PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeckering, J.
*805 These appeals arise in the aftermath of the United States Supreme Court's proclamation that mandatory life-without-parole sentencing schemes are unconstitutional with respect to juvenile offenders and the Michigan Legislature's enactment of MCL 769.25a in an attempt to retroactively rectify the problem. In Docket No. 336898, defendant Christopher Wiley appeals by right the trial court's order resentencing him under MCL 769.25a to 25 to 60 years' imprisonment for his 1995 conviction of first-degree murder, MCL 750.316. In Docket No. 338870, defendant William Lawrence Rucker appeals by right…
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