PEOPLE OF MI V WILLIAM CODY BUTCHER (Per Curiam Opinion)

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, UNPUBLISHED March 15, 2016 Plaintiff-Appellee, v No. 325579 Genesee Circuit Court LC No. 14-034536-FH WILLIAM CODY BUTCHER, Defendant-Appellant. Before: SAAD, P.J., and SAWYER and HOEKSTRA, JJ. PER CURIAM. Defendant, William Cody Butcher, appeals by leave granted from his conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon, MCL 750.82. Defendant was originally sentenced to 36 months of probation. However, defendant subsequently violated his probation and was sentenced to 18 to 48 months in prison with 208 days of credit for time served. We dismiss this appeal as moot. Defendant asserts that the trial court erred in sentencing him to an 18-month minimum term because the sentencing guidelines called for a minimum range of only 0 to 17 months for the original offense. Because defendant has fully served his minimum sentence, there is no remedy available to him even if we were to agree that the trial court erred in its departure from the minimum guidelines range. “Where a subsequent event renders it impossible for this Court to fashion a remedy, an issue becomes moot.” People v Rutherford, 208 Mich App 198, 204; 526 NW2d 620 (1994). Furthermore, we do not believe the question at hand is one of public significance that is likely to recur yet evade review. See People v Kaczmarek, 464 Mich 478, 481; 628 NW2d 484 (2001). Dismissed as moot. /s/ Henry William Saad /s/ David H. Sawyer /s/ Joel P. Hoekstra -1-

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