Patrick J Kenney v. Warden Raymond Booker

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan May 24, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 145116 Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra PATRICK J. KENNEY, Bridget M. McCormack Plaintiff-Appellant, David F. Viviano, Justices v SC: 145116 COA: 304900 Wayne CC: 11-003828-AH WARDEN RAYMOND BOOKER, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the briefs and oral arguments of the parties having been considered by the Court, we AFFIRM the April 3, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals. Save for limited exceptions, “[a]n action for habeas corpus . . . may be brought by or on the behalf of any person restrained of his liberty within this state under any pretense whatsoever.” MCL 600.4307. Habeas relief is appropriate only where a habeas petitioner can show a radical defect that renders a proceeding or judgment void. In re Stone, 295 Mich 207, 209 (1940). Habeas corpus does not function as a writ of error, In re Joseph, 206 Mich 659, 661-662 (1919), and it “is not available to test questions of evidence,” In re Stone at 212 . The plaintiff here challenges the legal standard employed by the Parole Board to revoke his parole and claims that the evidence was insufficient to establish an actual violation of parole. These alleged errors do not constitute radical defects that render void the proceedings of the Parole Board. Accordingly, the plaintiff is not entitled to habeas relief. CAVANAGH, J., concurs in the result only. I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. May 24, 2013 _________________________________________ t0521 Clerk