PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN V ELMORE TIMS JR; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN V ROGER D. KNEIP, 449 MICH 83 (1995): Brief on Appeal for Plaintiff-Appellant

This legal document is an official Brief on Appeal submitted to the Michigan Supreme Court in the mid-1990s. It represents a critical procedural intersection of two separate criminal cases, Tims and Kneip, which were consolidated to address significant questions regarding the interpretation of Michigan's sentencing guidelines and the scope of judicial authority in criminal procedure. The brief was drafted by the Michigan Attorney General's office, serving as the official record of the state's legal position as the plaintiff-appellant in its attempt to challenge prior appellate court rulings.

The document was produced as a functional instrument for the judiciary and legal practitioners rather than for public consumption, typical of high-court appellate filings of the era. It reflects the formal, rigorous drafting style required of state prosecutors, focusing on constitutional arguments and legislative intent. While its design is utilitarian—characterized by standard typefaces and specific court-mandated formatting—the document remains a notable piece of legal literature that established important precedents regarding the state's powers in criminal justice sentencing, and it is primarily preserved today within law library archives and legal document repositories.