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Michigan Supreme Court: Parole-Revocation Prison Term Imposed as Result of Separate Wrongful Conviction Is Included in Compensation Under WICA

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2021 by Douglas Ankney published in Criminal Legal News December, 2021, page 28
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Damages - Compensatory, Revocation Proceedings. Location: Michigan.

by Douglas Ankney

The Supreme Court of Michigan held that time served in prison due to revocation of parole that resulted solely from a wrongful conviction of other offenses is not excluded from compensation under the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (“WICA”), MCL 691.1751 et seq.

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