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RICKS v. STATE

Docket No. 160657.

968 N.W.2d 428 (2021)

507 Mich. 387

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

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 8, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Skutt, J. , Michael J. Talbot, J.

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

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, and B. Eric Restuccia , Deputy Solicitor General, for the people.

Michigan Innocence Clinic (by Imran J. Syed and David A. Moran , Detroit) for Justly Johnson, amicus curiae.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH.

OPINION

A wrongful conviction is a harm that can never be fully redressed. When an innocent person is imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit, we can't rewind the clock to make them whole again. They can't get back the time lost raising their children, forging a career, or contributing to their communities. But our Legislature...

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