PEOPLE v. HEGWOOD

Docket No. 118373.

636 N.W.2d 127 (2001)

465 Mich. 432

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Orville HEGWOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

December 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer M. Granholm, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, and James R. Reed, Prosecuting Attorney, Caro, for the people.

Casey K. Ambrose, Bloomfield Hills, for the defendant-appellant.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The defendant pleaded guilty to three drug offenses. At sentencing, the circuit court chose to ignore the legislative sentencing guidelines that it was required to consider, erroneously stating that the Legislature had overstepped its role. We disagree. Therefore, we remand this case to the circuit court for resentencing.

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The defendant was charged with sixteen counts of obtaining controlled substances (Soma, Tylenol...

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