People v. Lowery

Defendant Earl Lowery, Jr., appeals as of right his jury trial convictions of felonious assault, MCL 750.82;1 and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b. Defendant was sentenced to eighteen months to four years’ imprisonment for the felonious assault conviction, which was an upward departure from the sentencing guidelines, and two years’ imprisonment for the felony-firearm conviction. We affirm.

Defendant first argues that the sentencing court did not provide a substantial and compelling reason to *169depart from the statutory sentencing guidelines range.2 We…