In Re Ciara B.

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• holding OV-3’s phrase “death results from” requires only “but for” causation
• addressing MCL 777.33(2)(b), which requires a score of 100 points for a death that “results” from a crime
• in the context of construing MCL 777.33, “[o]ne representative definition provides that a ‘victim’ is ‘a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency’ ”
• in the context of construing MCL 777.33, “[o]ne representative definition provides that a ‘victim’ is ‘a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency’ ”
• “Because the Legislature in MCL 777.33(2)(b) used the phrase ‘results from the commission of a crime,’ it is clear that the defendant’s criminal actions must constitute a factual cause of a death for purposes of OV 3.”
• “Because the Legislature in MCL 777.33(2)(b) used the phrase ‘results from the commission of a crime,’ it is clear that the defendant's criminal actions must constitute a factual cause of a death for purposes of OV 3.”

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