Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.69 (2026)
Minimum sentence ranges for class H.
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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Act 175 of 1927
777.69 Minimum sentence ranges for class H.
Sec. 69.
The following are the minimum sentence ranges for class H:
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PRIOR RECORD VARIABLE LEVEL |
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Offense Variable |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
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Level |
0 |
1-9 |
10-24 |
25-49 |
50-74 |
75+ |
|
|
points |
points |
points |
points |
points |
points |
|
I |
|
|
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|
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0-9 points |
0-1 |
0-3 |
0-6 |
0-9 |
0-11 |
0-17 |
|
II |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10-15 points |
0-3 |
0-6 |
0-9 |
0-11 |
0-17 |
2-17 |
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III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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16+ points |
0-6 |
0-9 |
0-11 |
0-17 |
2-17 |
5-17 |
History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: People v. Peltola, 803 N.W.2d 140 (Mich. 2011).
People v. Peltola, 803 N.W.2d 140 (Mich. 2011). “The recommended minimum sentence within a sentencing grid is shown as a range of months or life.”
People v. Stokes, 877 N.W.2d 752 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “61 to MCL 777.69; Lockridge, 498 Mich at 365 (“[A] sentencing court must determine the applicable guidelines range and take it into account when imposing a sentence.”
People v. McCuller, 715 N.W.2d 798 (Mich. 2006). “68 and MCL 777.69. All class F felonies fall in an intermediate sanction cell if the defendant has fewer than 50 PRV points.”
People v. Lucey, 787 N.W.2d 133 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “On the class H guidelines grid, MCL 777.69, the OV score column tops out at 16+ points and the PRV score row tops out at 75+ points.”
People v. Cunningham, 852 N.W.2d 118 (Mich. 2014). “1 to MCL 777.69”). 6 See MCL 769.1f(l)(a) through (i) (listing the specific offenses).”
People of Michigan v. Matthew Elliott Reive (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “MCL 777.69. Accordingly, as the trial court correctly acknowledged, if 10 points had been assessed for OV 13, defendant’s applicable guidelines range would change from 0 to 17 months to 2 to 17 months.”
People of Michigan v. Tarone Devon Washington (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “1 through MCL 777.69. MCL 761.1(g) defines the term “felony” for purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure as “a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender, upon conviction, may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense…”
People of Michigan v. Tarone Devon Washington (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “1 through MCL 777.69. MCL 761.1(g) defines the term “felony” for purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure as “a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender, upon conviction, may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense…”
People of Michigan v. Angel Sue Potter (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “Second, the trial court noted that the Class H grid, MCL 777.69, under which defendant was sentenced, accounts for a total of only 16 offense variable (OV) points, whereas defendant’s total OV score in this case was 26 points.”
People of Michigan v. Kyle Anthony Young (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “21 through MCL 777.69. And, as we have already explained, the sentencing court articulated appropriate considerations to support its PWID sentence.”
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