People v. Gloster

In this case, we consider whether a sentencing court may assess a defendant 15 points for “predatory conduct” under Offense Variable (OV) 10 (exploitation of a vulnerable victim), MCL 777.40, solely on the basis of the predatory conduct of a defendant’s co-offenders. We conclude that it may not. In direct contrast to other OVs, MCL 777.40 contains no language directing a court to assess a defendant the same number of points as his co-offenders in multiple-offender situations. We decline to import such language into OV 10, as it is a well-established rule of statutory construction that this…