MI Supreme Court says governor cannot un-commute life sentence
The Michigan Supreme Court says a governor cannot take back a decision to commute a prison sentence once the papers are signed and filed.
Matthew Makowski helped plan the robbery of a co-worker in 1988, but was not there when the attempt went awry and Pietro Puma was stabbed to death. Makowski was convicted of first-degree murder for his role in the killing and sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole, the mandatory sentence.