BURTON v. STATE

No. 356195.

987 N.W.2d 879 (2022)

340 Mich. App. 633

Danny BURTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE of Michigan, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided February 24, 2022, at 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson Law, PLC (by Solomon M. Radner , Southfield) for Danny Burton.

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, and Gallant Fish , Assistant Attorney General, for the state of Michigan.

Before: Cavanagh P.J., and Jansen and Riordan, JJ.


This case arises under the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (the WICA), MCL 691.1751 et seq. Defendant appeals as of right the judgment of the trial court awarding plaintiff attorney fees of $10,000 under MCL 691.1755(2)(c) of that act.1 The issue before us is whether the framework set forth...

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