People v. Newton

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of one count of selling alcohol without a license, MCL 436.1203, and was sentenced as an habitual offender, second offense, MCL 769.10, to five years’ probation, with the first six months to be served in jail. Defendant was also ordered to pay a fee of $60 to a crime-victim fund, restitution in the amount of $2,500 for overtime expenses incurred by the Barry County Sheriff’s Department for the investigation, costs of $1,000, and a fine of $1,000. We affirm defendant’s conviction and sentence, but vacate the restitution provision of the judgment…