People v. Potts

Defendant pled guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter. MCL 750.321; MSA 28.553. She was sentenced to three to fifteen years in prison. She appeals as of right, and we affirm.

Defendant was sentenced under the revised sentencing guidelines. She committed the crime prior to the revision of the guidelines. On appeal, she contends that the trial court’s retroactive application of the revised guidelines misconstrues Administrative Order No. 1988-4, 430 Mich ci (1988), and violates the provision against ex post facto legislation. US Const, art I, § 10, cl 1, Const 1963, art 1, §10.

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