Legal Opinion

People v. Potrafka

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided February 19, 1985No. Docket 71419PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCynar, P.J.

Defendant pled guilty to assaulting an employee of a place of confinement. MCL 750.197c; MSA 28.394(3). Defendant was sentenced to from 32 to 48 months’ imprisonment and fined $2,000. Defendant appeals his sentence to this Court as of right.

Defendant claims on appeal that the trial court erred by considering certain information in fashioning his sentence. Specifically defendant objects to: (1) a hearsay statement of a social worker involved with the case in the presentence report, (2) information in the presentence report about arrests which had not resulted in convictions, and (3) reference…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. LeeMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  2. People v. HenryMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  3. People v. JamesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. People v. BooksMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. Robert HallMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. UphausMichigan Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. People v. FisherMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
  3. People v. KingMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. People v. LineMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. People v. KisielewiczMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986

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