By Walter F. Roche Jr.
A Michigan judge has opened the door for a transfer to federal prison for one of the defendants charged with 11 counts of second degree murder stemming from the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak.
Michigan Judge Michael P. Hatty last week canceled the writ which ordered Glenn Chin to be transferred from a federal prison in Pennsylvania to the Livingston County Jail in Michigan to face the murder charges.
Chin, who already has been convicted of federal charges stemming from the outbreak, must now convince federal officials to return him to federal custody.
He is serving a 10.5 year federal sentence following his conviction on racketeering, conspiracy and mail fraud charges.
Both Chin and co-defendant Barry Cadden have indicated that conditions in the federal prison system are preferable to the county system. Chin has also charged that he has been the subject to racial slurs at the Michigan jail.
Officlals of the Michigan Attorney General's office said Hatty's action will have no effect on Chin having to face the Michigan murder charges and it does not mean Chin can simply be released to the public in Michigan.
Judge Hatty canceled the writ that brought Chin here from federal prison, meaning he can be returned there while this case is pending, according to one of the lawyers involved in the case.
Hatty did not set a bond for Chin, which means he cannot be released to the public.
Approval of the Federal Bureau of Prisons would be necessary for Chin to be transferred to a federal facility.
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