PEOPLE OF MI V GREGORY WAYNE HOCH
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
UNPUBLISHED
February 25, 1997
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
No. 193603
Muskegon Circuit Court
LC No. 96-138918 FH
GREGORY WAYNE HOCH,
Defendant-Appellant.
Before: Wahls, P.J., and Gage and W.J. Nykamp,* JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Defendant pleaded guilty to uttering and publishing, MCL 750.249; MSA 28.446. The trial
court sentenced defendant to a term of five years and six months to fourteen years’ imprisonment.
Defendant appeals as of right. We affirm.
Defendant’s sole argument on appeal is that his sentence was disproportionate. We disagree.
Defendant’s record consisted of four prior felonies and six prior misdemeanors. A presentence
investigation report for a prior offense provided the following analysis of defendant’s potential for
rehabilitation:
In reviewing this defendant’s record, it appears that all efforts thus far to rehabilitate this
defendant have been unsuccessful. His past performance on probation supervision has
been somewhat less than admirable. He has continually found himself to be involved in
criminal activities dating back to 1978 and continuing right up until the present day.
After reviewing the record, we believe that defendant’s sentence reflects the seriousness of the
circumstances surrounding the offense and offender. People v Houston, 448 Mich 312, 320; 532
NW2d 508 (1995); People v Weathersby, 204 Mich App 98, 114; 514 NW2d 493 (1994).
Affirmed.
/s/ Myron H. Wahls
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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/s/ Hilda R. Gage
/s/ Wesley J. Nykamp
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