People v. Brown

This is a prosecutor’s appeal as of right from the trial court’s decision to sentence both defendants as juveniles. We affirm.

Pursuant to a plea bargain, both defendants pleaded guilty of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and assault with intent to rob while armed, MCL 750.89; MSA 28.284. At the time of the offense, both defendants were sixteen years old. Following a dispositional hearing, the trial court decided to sentence both defendants as juveniles. The prosecutor appeals from that decision.

On appeal, the prosecutor contends that the trial court erred in sentencing…