Court Opinion

ID: 9741400
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 20:54:58.951391+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:23.806274
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J. P. O’Brien, J.
(dissenting). I find no merit in defendant’s claims and would affirm.
There is no question that this Court has the authority to review sentences pursuant to People v Coles, 417 Mich 523; 339 NW2d 440 (1983), and that under Coles the sentencing judge must state on the record his reasons for the sentence imposed. The sentencing judge fulfilled this requirement in this case and in doing so stated that he considered the evidence he had heard during defendant’s two previous trials. A sentencing judge may consider alleged criminal conduct not resulting in convictions, so long as the information is accurate. People v Moore, 70 Mich App 210; 245 NW2d 569 (1976). In this case the trial judge did not consider any inaccurate information.
Second, there is no showing on the record that the trial judge considered any inaccurate information in the presentence report.
Finally, the trial judge filled out the reasons for departure on the Sentencing Information Report and filed it, making it part of the record. The requirements of the guideline departure policy were met. People v Good, 141 Mich App 351; 367 NW2d 863 (1985).
I would affirm the sentence.