People v. Tims

Upon his plea of guilty, defendant was convicted of attempted entering or breaking into a motor vehicle, MCL 750.356a; MSA 28.588(1); MCL 750.92; MSA 28.287. Defendant was sentenced to six months in the county jail and ordered to pay court costs of $1,000 or spend an additional six months in jail. On appeal, defendant challenges the validity of his sentence.

Defendant argues that the sentence given him was not authorized by statute. The prosecutor argues that the sentence was authorized by MCL 769.3; MSA 28.1075, which states in part:

"When any persons shall be convicted of an offense…