Court Opinion

ID: 9688308
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 17:43:09.697145+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:05:51.293931
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Murphy, J.
(dissenting). I would follow People v Troncoso, 187 Mich App 567; 468 NW2d 287 (1991), rather than the combined holding in People v Downey, 183 Mich App 405; 454 NW2d 235 (1990) , and People v Krause, 185 Mich App 353; 460 NW2d 900 (1990), as the basis for determining and reviewing a trial court’s discretion in departing from the statutory mandatory minimum sentence for "substantial and compelling” reasons. I agree that the trial judge’s decision to depart from the mandatory minimum sentence should be affirmed in this case for the reasons set forth in ii, hi, and iv of Judge Griffin’s dissent.
Michael J. Kelly and Jansen, JJ., concurred.