Michigan Court of Appeals· 4/21/2009

People v. Steele

Citations

769 N.W.2d 256
283 Mich. App. 472

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concluding that 10 points are appropriate when a defendant tells his victim not to tell anyone, as it is a “clear and obvious attempt” to diminish the victim’s “willingness and ability to obtain justice”
noting that a trial court’s scoring decision will be affirmed when there is any evidence to support it
discussing whether the exclusion of testimony was an unconstitutional deprivation of the right to present a defense or merely an evidentiary error
affirming trial court’s assessment of 10 points for OV 19 when the defendant discouraged victims from testifying but did not threaten them
upholding a score of 15 points under OV 8 when the defendant took the victims to more isolated locations, which were “places or situations of greater danger because they are places where others were less likely to see defendant committing crimes.”
defendant took victims to a trailer, a tree stand, and a dirt bike and committed criminal sexual conduct

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Judges: Wilder, Meter, Servitto

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