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My father has raised another question. He's putting together a Notice of Hearing. Because he's a layman, and is untrained in law, he believes the court should treat his pleading liberality -- In short, that they should overlook procedural errors. There is case law to back this up; Haines v...

So, how do we find out that reason? We know that there's a quarterly report of cases that fall through the cracks. Because my father hasn't heard back within that 56-day time frame of how often these reports are generated, his case should be in that report. So, what now? How does his...

Exactly -- as described in the "commentary" section of the post. What this does is prevent cases from falling through the cracks. Because a quarterly report of all undecided cases must be given, it will bring up the fact that he hasn't received a response; which will then point back to rule...

I finally heard back from my father. The law, that he's referring to, is Michigan Court Rule: MCR 8.107(A)(B) Statement by trial judge as to matters undecided (A) TIME. Matters under submission to a judge or judicial officer should be promptly determined, short deadlines should be set for...

Thanks, so much, for this! I had never heard of Professor Duane, so this is extremely helpful. You're right, there are no guarantees. However, it certainly can't hurt for me to contact him. So, I will. At the very least, I've learned to never talk to the police. The video is highly...

We sought a pardon, earlier on, from the governor. Granholm was our governor, at the time. She was extremely kind and gracious enough to respond to me, and I still have her response letter. However, she didn't offer a pardon. She mentioned that we'd have to go to the parole board, first...

My father has submitted four things. He sent "Motion to Compel Discovery", "Affidavit Suspension of Fees/Cost", "Certification of Prisoner Account" and "Motion for Appointment of Counsel". It's true that he has exhausted all of his appeals. However, that was before we discovered that the body...

He sent me a copy of what he mailed to the court. In his letter to the office clerk, he states that he has enclosed one original, and three copies. He then requests that copies be sent to the prosecutor's office. I'm able to contact him, via electronic communication -- kind of like an E-mail...

Thanks for all of the responses. We already have a lab that is able to perform the DNA test. We would use the same lab that we used to determine that the body, in the victim's grave, doesn't match. I'd have to reach out to my father, in order for him to provide the actual 56-day statute. I...

Thanks, army judge, for your response and suggestion. It makes sense for us to reach out to The Innocence Project, and we have done that, a few times, in the past. However, they've also been fairly non-responsive. It could be that they already have a high case load, or it could be something...

Thanks, so much, for responding. Yes. He's incarcerated in Michigan. The request was for a court order for a tissue block sample. The tissue block sample is being held at a medical examiner's office, and he wants to perform a DNA test on it. We have discovered that the body, in his supposed...

My father is incarcerated, and has made a request to the court, but they haven't responded. He's since learned that they have to respond within 56 days. That time period has passed, yet he still hasn't heard from them. What can he do?