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Michigan Supreme Court Holds Convicted Prisoner Entitled to Pre-Trial Jail Time Credit
Loaded on Jan. 1, 2022
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2022, page 40
On July 27, 2021, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled en banc that pre-trial detainees are entitled to jail time credit if they were unable to make bond except for jail time served after a parole revocation warrant issued.
Erick R. Allen was on parole for crimes he was …
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