People v. Petit

We granted leave to appeal in this case to consider whether defendant must be resentenced because the trial court did not specifically ask defendant if she wished to allocute, that is, speak on her own behalf, before she was sentenced pursuant to a sentence agreement. The Court of Appeals denied leave to appeal. We conclude that defendant was given an opportunity to allocute as required by MCR 6.425(D)(2)(c). Accordingly, we affirm defendant’s sentence.

*626I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Defendant was charged with first-degree murder and felony-firearm for the shooting death of her sister.…