Michigan Court of Appeals· 12/28/2000

People v. Lee

Citations

622 N.W.2d 71
243 Mich. App. 163

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indicating that the presumption that a sentence within the guidelines is proportional may be overcome if a defendant presents evidence of “unusual circumstances”
providing that “circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences arising from that evidence can constitute satisfactory proof of the elements of a crime”
providing that “circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences arising from that evidence can constitute satisfactory proof of the elements of a crime”
explaining that “the reason the declarant cannot testify” is a factor to be considered in deciding whether hearsay is admissible under MRE 803(24)
“Robbery is committed only when there is larceny from the person, with the additional element of violence or intimidation.”
the argument that the defendant’s crime was not the most serious on the criminal behavior continuum was insufficient to overcome the presumption of proportionality

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Judges: Fitzgerald, Hood, McDonald

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