People v. Legree

Defendant appeals as of right following his plea-based convictions for second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b; MSA 28.788(2). Defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of 150 to 500 years in prison. We vacate defendant’s sentences and remand for resentencing.

The facts giving rise to defendant’s convictions almost defy description. The crimes of the nineteen-year-old defendant, which resulted in the murder of a defenseless elderly woman in her home, were violent, brutal, and senseless.

The record reveals that on the afternoon of…