Heyerman v. County of Calhoun, No. 10-2322 (6th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (May 29, 2012) (Judge Patrick J. Duggan)
Loaded on June 11, 2012
published in Punch and Jurists
June 11, 2012
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Unlawful Detention.
In this case, Buxton Heyerman, was held in a Michigan prison for more than 17 years “for unknown reasons,” after a state appellate court reversed his criminal conviction and remanded his case back to the trial court. He was finally released in 2007 when the case was brought to …
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