In 2008, when plaintiff was 15
years old, he pled guilty to four counts of second-degree murder and
felony-firearm. He was sentenced to a
prison term, with credit for 198 days he spent in a juvenile facility before he
was sentenced. After it was determined
that plaintiff was innocent and wrongfully convicted, his conviction was
vacated and he was released from prison on June 8, 2016. In 2017, plaintiff filed a complaint in the
Court of Claims seeking compensation from defendant under the Wrongful
Imprisonment Compensation Act, MCL 691.1751 et
seq. Defendant acknowledged that
plaintiff was entitled to compensation, but the parties disagreed as to whether
he was entitled to compensation for the 198 days he spent in the juvenile
facility. The Court of Claims held that
plaintiff was not entitled to compensation for the time spent in the juvenile
facility, and the Court of Appeals affirmed in an unpublished opinion. The Supreme Court has ordered oral argument
on the application to address whether the plaintiff is entitled to compensation
under the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act, MCL 691.1751 et seq., for time spent in a juvenile
facility before he was convicted of a crime.