Legal Opinion
Edmond v. Department of Corrections
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1982No. Docket 52779, 56020PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBronson, P.J.
This appeal is a consolidation of two lower court cases involving the Department of Corrections’ authority to exclude "drug traffickers”, as defined by the department, from consideration for eligibility in community placement programs. By MCL 791.265a; MSA 28.2325(1), the Legislature empowered the director of the Department of Corrections to create community placement programs, for prisoners who, it is reasonably believed, would "honor his trust”. The department adopted a rule, 1979 AC, R 791.4410, and a departmental policy directive which precluded even the consideration of so-called drug…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Merritt v. WelshSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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- Avon Township v. State Boundary CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- M. C. Griffin v. Suzanne Kallen Joanne Bach and Perry M. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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