People v. Potts

The defendant pleaded guilty of involuntary manslaughter and received a prison term of from three to fifteen years. She seeks to be resentenced on the ground that the circuit judge erred in applying the revised sentencing guidelines of October 1, 1988, to her May 1988 offense. We are persuaded that there was no error.

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The defendant was charged with open murder1 and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony2 in connection with the May 1988 fatal shooting of her sixteen-year-old daughter. The incident occurred during an argument at the family home.

In September 1988, the…