Bates v. Stearns

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that it did not appear the “rule of Milbourn .. . survived the Legislature’s enactment of the statutory sentencing guidelines”
• noting that the parole board may require a parolee to provide evidence that arrangements have been made for the parolee’s employment, education, or care
• stating that it does not appear that the “unusual circumstances” basis for overcoming the presumption of proportionality -3- survived the enactment of the statutory sentencing guidelines, and noting the requirement of MCL 769.34(10
• “[T]his Court is without authority to reverse decisions of the Michigan Supreme Court.”
• “[T]his Court is without authority to reverse decisions of the Michigan Supreme Court.”
• “[T]his Court is without authority to reverse decisions of the Michigan Supreme Court.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).