Sentencing; Downward departure from the sentencing guidelines; Proportionality; People v. Steanhouse; People v. Milbourn; Reasonableness; People v. Lockridge

In an order in lieu of granting leave to appeal the Court of Appeals’ judgment (see e-Journal # 61491 in the 1/8/16 edition), the court reversed that judgment and remanded the case to the Court of Appeals. In its judgment, the Court of Appeals had remanded the case to the trial court for proportionality review and for a hearing pursuant to Lockridge. The court now remanded the case to the Court of Appeals for plenary review of the prosecution’s claim that defendant’s sentence was disproportionate, applying the Milbourn standard.