People of Michigan v. Lonnie James Arnold

Summary

The Court held that the sentencing guidelines do not create an alternative term-of-years sentence for a defendant convicted of indecent exposure as a sexually delinquent person. The governing statute requires either the exact nonmodifiable sentence of one day to life or the applicable term-of-years penalty under the statute's other subdivisions, with permissible enhancements. Because Arnold received a guidelines-based sentence of 25 to 70 years, the Court reversed and remanded for resentencing.