People v. Tipsword, 83124

• Decision Date: 29 June 1988
• Docket Number: No. 83124,83124
• Citation: 430 Mich. 898,425 N.W.2d 94
• Parties: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jimmie Ralph TIPSWORD, Defendant-Appellee. 430 Mich. 898, 425 N.W.2d 94
• Court: Michigan Supreme Court

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425 N.W.2d 94

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jimmie Ralph TIPSWORD, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 83124.

430 Mich. 898, 425 N.W.2d 94

Supreme Court of Michigan.

June 29, 1988.

ORDER

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal is considered and it is GRANTED, limited to the issue whether a person sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder is eligible for parole consideration under M.C.L. Sec. 791.234(4); M.S.A. Sec. 28.2304(4) and, if so, what is the proper retroactive effect of such a decision.

We further ORDER that this case be argued and submitted to the Court together with the cases of People v. Jahner, --- Mich. ----, 425 N.W.2d 93 (1988), People v. Jones, --- Mich. ----, 425 N.W.2d 93 (1988), and People v. Dudgeon, --- Mich. ----, 425 N.W.2d 94(1988), at such future session of the Court as all cases are ready for submission.

Persons or groups interested in the determination of the question may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.