While the Michigan sentencing guidelines are now advisory, courts are still required to take those scores into account when determining a sentence. Make sure your client knows what to expect by properly scoring, interpreting, and applying the prior record and offense variables to the facts of your client's case.
- Anticipate minimum sentence ranges prior to sentencing hearings
- Score prior record and offense variables for a second-degree murder conviction
- Practice what you've learned with a more complex fact scenario