Opinion ID: 848643
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The legislative sentencing guidelines apply to sentences imposed after probation revocation.

Text: The legislative sentencing guidelines apply to certain enumerated felonies committed on or after January 1, 1999. M.C.L. § 777.1 et seq. ; M.C.L. § 769.34(2). [4] It is undisputed that the guidelines apply to the felonies defendant committed in this case-possession of a Molotov cocktail and attempted home invasion. It is also undisputed that defendant's underlying crimes were committed after January 1, 1999. Thus, the legislative sentencing guidelines apply, even if the sentence follows the imposition and revocation of probation, because the language of M.C.L. § 769.34(2) is clear and lists no exceptions. We therefore agree with the Court of Appeals that the guidelines apply to all enumerated felonies committed on or after the effective date, whether or not the sentence is imposed after probation revocation. [5]