Legal Opinion
Line v. Michigan
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1988No. Docket 107743PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGribbs, P.J.
Plaintiffs, convicted felons who are currently serving time in Michigan prisons, filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in Chippewa Circuit Court on July 2, 1987. Plaintiffs sought an order declaring MCL 791.233b; MSA 28.2303(3) (Proposal b) unconstitutional. Proposal b essentially provides that a person convicted and sentenced for certain enumerated crimes is not eligible for parole until the minimum sentence has been served. The lower court granted defendant’s subsequent motion for summary disposition, MCR 2.116(C)(8), and plaintiffs now appeal as of right. We affirm.
Although plaintiffs…
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