Court Opinion

ID: 9503974
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 19:49:36.564942+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:03:47.572603
License: Public Domain

WEAVER, J.
(concurring). I concur in the result reached by the majority, but I write separately to note that as stated in my partial dissent and partial concurrence in People v Babcock, 469 Mich 247, 280-284; 666 NW2d 231 (2003), a trial court need only state “a substantial and compelling reason for that departure .. . .” MCL 769.34(3). Because the trial court departed from the mandatory sentencing guidelines, but did not state on the record “a substantial and compelling reason” for departure, defendant’s sentence is invalid under the sentencing guidelines.