People v. Butts

Defendant was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b(l)(a); MSA 28.788(2)(l)(a). He pled guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520d(l)(b); MSA 28.788(4)(l)(b), in exchange for dismissal of the original charge. On this appeal as of right, he claims that the trial court abused its discretion by sentencing him to from 10 to 15 years’ imprisonment and that the court failed to state adequate reasons for departing from the sentencing guidelines. The guideline sentence range on the Sentencing Information Report was from 24 to 48 months. We affirm and hold…