Court Opinion

ID: 9686222
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 15:34:13.942821+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:16.182417
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J. H. Gillis, J.,
(dissenting). I read Judge Poin-dexter’s statement made at the time of sentencing to mean that he felt that a murder sentence should not be less than a sentence for manslaughter. Another judge might think that all defendants con*62victed of manslaughter should receive a jail sentence. Others might feel that all persons convicted of armed robbery should get heavier sentences than those convicted of breaking and entering or vice-versa. In each case the judge exercises his discretion. Here, Judge Poindexter did not inhibit the exercise of his discretion when he passed sentence on the defendant. People v. Cunningham (1970), 21 Mich App 381; Lane v. Department of Corrections, Parole Board (1970), 383 Mich 50; People v. Pate (1965), 2 Mich App 66.
I would affirm the trial court.