People v. Westman

Defendant appeals as of right from his guilty-plea conviction of felony failure to pay child support, MCL 750.165, and of being an habitual offender, third-offense, MCL 769.11.1 The trial court sentenced him to thirty-five to seventy-two months’ imprisonment. We affirm.

I

Defendant pleaded guilty of felony failure to pay child support, MCL 750.165, for conduct that occurred from “July of 1993 to 2002.” He now challenges his conviction on the ground that an amendment to the statute in 1999, which altered the nature of the offense, renders his conviction a violation of the Ex Post Facto Clauses…