Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
January 10, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
128610 Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
Plaintiff-Appellee/
Cross-Appellant,
SC: 128610
V COA: 250776
Muskegon CC: 02-048013-FH
DONALD JAMES WYRICK,
Defendant-Appellant/
Cross-Appellee.
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AMENDMENT TO ORDER
On order of the Court, the order of December 8, 2005 is amended to correct a clerical
error by amending the text of the third paragraph thereof to read as follows:
“The trial court used the double-penalty provision of the Public
Health Code, MCL 333.7413(2), to convert the misdemeanor into a felony.
The sentence enhancement statutes do not create new offenses; they merely
authorize trial courts to increase the length of time that a defendant must
serve. People v Eason, 435 Mich 228, 246-249 (1990). The statute that
authorizes trial courts to impose consecutive sentences for “another
felony,” MCL 333.7401(3), does not govern this case.
I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
January 10, 2006 _________________________________________
Clerk