People v. Dukes

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of unarmed robbery. MCL 750.530; MSA 28.798. He subsequently pleaded guilty of being an habitual felony offender, MCL 769.10; MSA 28.1082, and was sentenced to a consecutive prison term of not less than 10 nor more than 22 V% years. In this appeal, brought as of right, defendant claims that the trial court imposed a consecutive term of imprisonment without statutory authority. We disagree and affirm.

The purpose of the consecutive sentencing statute is to deter persons convicted of one crime from committing other crimes by removing the…