People of Michigan v. Annette Perkins

Michigan Court of Appeals·Decided July 20, 2026·No. 373627·Unpublished

Opinion

If this opinion indicates that it is “FOR PUBLICATION,” it is subject to revision until final publication in the Michigan Appeals Reports.

STATE OF MICHIGAN

COURT OF APPEALS

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, UNPUBLISHED July 20, 2026 Plaintiff-Appellee, 2:00 PM

v No. 373627 Genesee Circuit Court ANNETTE PERKINS, LC No. 2022-050575-FC

Defendant-Appellant.

Before: M. J. KELLY, P.J., and PATEL and KOROBKIN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals by right her jury-trial convictions of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder (AWIGBH), MCL 750.84, malicious destruction of personal property (MDOP), MCL 750.377a, and domestic violence, MCL 750.81(1). She was sentenced to 36 to 120 months’ imprisonment for AWIGBH, 93 days’ imprisonment for the MDOP conviction, and 93 days’ imprisonment for the domestic violence conviction. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant’s convictions arise out of her driving her car into the victim following an argument. Defendant and the victim had previously been in a dating relationship that ended approximately 15 months before the incident. The victim claimed that defendant drove past his house and harassed him every day, even though defendant had a personal protection order against the victim. On the night of the assault, the victim’s son drove the victim home from work. On the way home, the victim observed defendant talking to the victim’s sister near a parking lot behind the victim’s house. The victim shouted out to defendant to leave his sister alone. Defendant yelled back as the victim’s son continued to drive past. After the victim arrived home, he stood on the sidewalk talking to his son through the passenger side of the vehicle. Defendant drove toward the victim’s home and continued to yell at him. The victim warned that he was calling the police but defendant did not heed to the warnings. Defendant drove over the sidewalk and accelerated straight toward the victim. Defendant struck the victim with her vehicle, pinning him between the two cars, and then sped away. The victim sustained serious injuries and his son’s car was damaged.

-1- Defendant was evaluated by the Center for Forensic Psychiatry (CFP) and found incompetent to stand trial. She was remanded to a psychiatric hospital for treatment to restore her competency. After months of treatment, CFP reevaluated defendant and concluded that she was competent to stand trial. Trial counsel requested an independent evaluation, but defendant requested a new attorney and her new attorney did not complete the independent evaluation. The trial court found defendant competent and the case proceeded to trial.

The victim and his son both testified at trial. The victim’s medical records were admitted into evidence. Photographs of the scene were also admitted into evidence, including pictures of the victim’s shoe on the sidewalk, the damage to the son’s car, and lengthy tire tracks in the grass between the roadway and son’s car.

Detective Trooper Justin Clarke testified that he administered Miranda1 warnings and interviewed defendant while she was in custody. The parties stipulated to allow a redacted recording of the interview to be admitted and played for the jury. During the interview, Detective Clarke encouraged defendant to write an “apology letter” to the victim as an interrogation tactic, which she did. In the letter, defendant blamed the victim, called him a drug addict, and stated that their relationship was over. The letter was read into the record without objection. Defendant mentioned in her interview that defendant might have had a brick or a stick before defendant hit him with her car, but Detective Clarke did not find any evidence of a brick or stick at the crime scene. Detective Clarke explained that defendant’s car was not photographed or processed for other evidence because of a miscommunication.

The jury convicted defendant of AWIGBH, MDOP, and domestic violence. She was sentenced as indicated. This appeal followed.

II. SENTENCING

A. OV 4

Defendant first argues that the trial court improperly assigned 10 points for offense variable (OV) 4. We disagree.

“To preserve a sentencing issue for appeal, a defendant must raise the issue at sentencing, in a proper motion for resentencing, or in a proper motion to remand filed in the court of appeals.” People v Clark, 315 Mich App 219, 223; 888 NW2d 309 (2016) (cleaned up); MCL 769.34(10). Defendant has not preserved this issue because she did not object to the assignment of 10 points to OV 4 at sentencing and did not move for resentencing or remand before this Court. We review unpreserved OV points issues for plain error affecting substantial rights. People v Anderson, 322 Mich App 622, 634; 912 NW2d 607 (2018). The defendant bears the burden of demonstrating that an error occurred, that the error was clear or obvious, and that the error affected his or her substantial rights. People v Carines, 460 Mich 750, 763; 597 NW2d 130 (1999). An error affects a defendant’s substantial rights if it “affected the outcome of the lower court proceedings.” Id.

1 Miranda v Arizona, 384 US 436; 86 S Ct 1602; 16 L Ed 2d 694 (1966).

-2- When assigning OV points, “a court may consider all record evidence, including the contents of a [presentence investigation report (PSIR)], plea admissions, and testimony presented at a preliminary examination.” People v McChester, 310 Mich App 354, 358; 873 NW2d 646 (2015). “The trial court may also consider victim-impact statements, and may make reasonable inferences from evidence in the record.” People v Montague, 338 Mich App 29, 55, 979 NW2d 406 (2021).

Defendant argues the trial court erred by assessing 10 points for OV 4. Defendant contends that the trial court should have assessed 0 points because there was no evidence that the victim suffered serious psychological injury. OV 4 is scored when there is “psychological injury to a victim.” MCL 777.34(1). OV 4 is assessed 10 points when a “[s]erious psychological injury requiring professional treatment occurred to the victim[.]” MCL 777.34(1)(a). OV 4 is assessed 0 points when “[n]o serious psychological injury requiring professional treatment occurred to the victim[.]” MCL 777.34(1)(c). However, “the fact that treatment has not been sought is not conclusive.” MCL 777.34(2). “The trial court may assess 10 points for OV 4 if the victim suffers, among other possible psychological effects, personality changes, anger, fright, or feelings of being hurt, unsafe, or violated.” People v Armstrong, 305 Mich App 230, 247; 851 NW2d 856 (2014). But a trial court may not score OV 4 on the basis of the assumption that a victim of the crime at issue would generally suffer psychological injury. People v White, 501 Mich 160, 163; 905 NW2d 228 (2017).

The trial court’s assessment of 10 points for OV 4 was supported by a preponderance of the evidence. At the preliminary examination, the victim became emotional during the questioning and stated that the situation was bothering him. At trial, the victim agreed that he was suffering “some lasting affects [sic] due to [the] assault.” The PSIR reported that the victim stated that he was “mentally and physically exhausted from what he endured as a result of being struck by [defendant’s] vehicle,” and the victim’s son stated that he was “emotionally and mentally devastated” after witnessing defendant’s assault on his father.

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