PEOPLE OF MI V WILLIAM ROY TEDHAMS

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, UNPUBLISHED December 16, 1997 Plaintiff-Appellee, v No. 184381 Genesee Circuit Court LC No. 94-051046 FH WILLIAM ROY TEDHAMS, Defendant-Appellant. Before: O’Connell, P.J., and White and C. F. Youngblood*, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Defendant pleaded guilty to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and received an enhanced sentence of fifteen to thirty years’ imprisonment, reflecting defendant’s status as a fourth offender, MCL 769.12; MSA 28.1084. Defendant appeals as of right. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). Defendant’s fifteen-year minimum sentence does not violate the principle of proportionality, especially in light of defendant’s criminal history, the circumstances of this offense and the plea agreement. People v Spicer, 216 Mich App 270, 276; 548 NW2d 245 (1996); People v Parrish, 216 Mich App 178, 185; 549 NW2d 32 (1996); People v Duprey, 186 Mich App 313, 318; 463 NW2d 240 (1990). Accordingly, the trial court did not abuse its sentencing discretion when it imposed the instant sentence. People v Hansford (After Remand), 454 Mich 320; 562 NW2d 460 (1997). We decline to address defendant’s challenges to the scoring of the sentencing guidelines because the sentencing guidelines do not apply to habitual offenders, People v Terry, 217 Mich App 660, 663; 553 NW2d 23 (1996), and because defendant has failed to state a claim that is subject to appellate review, People v Mitchell, 454 Mich 145, 173-178; 560 NW2d 600 (1997). Affirmed. * Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment. -1­ /s/ Peter D. O’Connell /s/ Helene N. White /s/ Carole F. Youngblood -2­

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