PEOPLE v. BUEHLER

Docket No. 131943.

727 N.W.2d 127 (2007)

477 Mich. 18

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nicholas James BUEHLER, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

February 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Ronald J. Frantz, Prosecuting Attorney, and Gregory J. Babbitt, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Grand Haven, for the people.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This case concerns when a trial court may impose a sentence of probation where the properly scored sentencing guidelines compel a term of imprisonment. Under the Michigan Sentencing Guidelines, the minimum sentence must be within the appropriate sentence range unless the court states substantial and compelling reasons to depart.1 In this case, the trial court sentenced defendant to probation, when the appropriate...

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