Opinion
358400
11-03-2022
Kent Circuit Court LC No. 17-005065-FC
Before: Shapiro, P.J., and Gadola and Yates, JJ.
SHAPIRO, P.J. (CONCURRING).
I concur in affirming defendant's sentence. I write separately to respectfully suggest that the Michigan Supreme Court revisit the question whether simultaneous offenses can be counted separately for purposes of the habitual offender statutes given that doing so is inconsistent with the plain meaning of "habitual" and the clearly apparent intent of the habitual offender statutes to address repeat offenders. See People v Preuss, 436 Mich. 714; 461 N.W.2d 703 (1990), and People v Stoudemire, 429 Mich. 262; 414 N.W.2d 693 (1987), overruled by People v Gardner, 482 Mich. 41; 753 N.W.2d 78 (2008).