PEOPLE OF MI V VERNA SUE WIRTH

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, UNPUBLISHED March 25, 1997 Plaintiff-Appellee, v No. 189628 Mecosta Circuit Court LC No. 95-003552-FH VERNA SUE WIRTH, Defendant-Appellant. Before: D.F. Walsh,* P.J., and R.P. Griffin** and W.P. Cynar,* JJ. MEMORANDUM. Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to three counts of embezzlement, MCL 750.174; MSA 28.371, and was sentenced to concurrent terms of five to ten years’ imprisonment. She appeals as of right. We affirm. This case has been decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(A). The trial court properly considered defendant’s lack of remorse, People v Houston, 448 Mich 312, 323; 532 NW2d 508 (1995), and the severity of the crime, People v Hunter, 176 Mich App 319, 321; 439 NW2d 334 (1989). Defendant’s sentences do not violate the principle of proportionality. People v Milbourn, 435 Mich 630; 461 NW2d 1 (1990). Affirmed. /s/ Daniel F. Walsh /s/ Robert P. Griffin /s/ Walter P. Cynar *Former Court of Appeals judges, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment pursuant to Administrative Order 1996-10. **Former Supreme Court justice, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment pursuant to Administrative Order 1996-10. -1

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