Legal Opinion
Kent County Prosecutor v. Kent County Sheriff
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1987No. 74055, (Calendar No. 1)PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion
*317ON REHEARING
Cavanagh, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
When we originally considered this case, the Court was divided equally on the constitutionality of the county jail overcrowding act, 1982 PA 325, MCL 801.51 et seq.; MSA 28.1748(1) et seq.1 Rehearing was granted to resolve the Court’s division on this important public issue. We conclude that the act does not infringe upon the Governor’s power of executive clemency, and we reverse the Court of Appeals determination of unconstitutionality.
The jail overcrowding act directs a county sheriff to declare a jail overcrowding state of emergency when the general…
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