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WERSHE v. COMBS

No. 13-1209.

763 F.3d 500 (2014)

Richard WERSHE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas COMBS, Chairperson, Michigan Parole Board; Barbara S. Sampson, Member, Michigan Parole Board, in their official and individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

August 13, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Ralph Musilli , Musilli Brennan Associates, PLLC, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, for Appellant.

Before: MOORE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and NIXON, District Judge.

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Richard Wershe, Jr. ("Wershe") was originally sentenced to a life sentence without the possibility of parole for drug crimes committed when he was seventeen years old. Because the Michigan Supreme Court declared the life-without-parole penalty for simple possession unconstitutional, Wershe is now subject to a paroleable life sentence. Wershe's initial opportunity for parole was denied after a public hearing...

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