State v. Thomas

Defendant was convicted of attempted murder with a firearm, first-degree assault with a firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm. He challenges his convictions and sentences. We reject defendant’s challenges to his convictions without discussion.

With respect to his sentences, defendant argues that the trial court’s imposition of dangerous offender sentences was erroneous under Blakely v. Washington, 542 US 296, 124 S Ct 2531, 159 L Ed 2d 403 (2004), and Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 US 466, 120 S Ct 2348, 147 L Ed 2d 435 (2000), because the sentences were based on facts that were not…