Summary
vacating the defendant's sentence where OV 13 was assessed at 25 points "based on out-of-state charges or accusations" because the prosecution had not proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the crimes actually took place
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Docket No. 151499. COA No. 325650.
07-01-2015
PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Michael Dwayne BUTLER, Defendant–Appellant.
Order
The application for leave to appeal the March 5, 2015 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the sentence of the Berrien Circuit Court and we REMAND this case to the trial court for resentencing. According to the Presentence Investigation Report and the sentencing transcript, the defendant was assessed 25 points on Offense Variable (OV) 13, MCL 777.43, based on out-of-state charges or accusations, but the record provides no facts in support of the score. Before any such alleged crimes may be used to score OV 13, the prosecution must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the crimes actually took place, that the defendant committed them, that they are properly classified as felony “crimes against a person,” MCL 777.43(1)(c), and that they occurred “within a 5–year period” of the sentencing offense, MCL 777.43(2)(a). See People v. Hardy, 494 Mich. 430, 835 N.W.2d 340 (2013).