RICKS v. STATE

No. 342710.

948 N.W.2d 83 (2019)

330 Mich. App. 277

Desmond RICKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Michigan, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided October 29, 2019, 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington, PC, Southfield, (by Geoffrey N. Fieger and Sima G. Patel ) for plaintiff.

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, B. Eric Restuccia , Deputy Solicitor General, and John S. Pallas , Assistant Attorney General for defendant.

Before: Jansen, P.J., and Cameron and Tukel, JJ.


Plaintiff, Desmond Ricks, filed a lawsuit seeking compensation under the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (WICA), MCL 691.1751 et seq., after his 1992 convictions for second-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (felony-firearm) were vacated and the charges were dismissed. Ricks appeals...

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