Mitch appeared in court at the Bay County Circuit Court for a re-sentencing after a successful appeal to the Michigan Court of Appeals of the sentence that Judge Joseph K. Sheeran imposed for his client's unarmed robbery conviction that exceeded the sentencing guidelines (a departure sentence). Upon re-sentencing, Mitch pointed out the positive qualities and attributes of his client and persuaded Judge Sheeran to not depart above the guidelines. Mitch's client had previously been sentenced to 100 months to 15 years in prison. Upon re-sentencing, Mitch's client received a reduced minimum sentence of 86 months in prison, a reduction of 14 months. The judge at re-sentencing agreed to not exceed the sentencing guidelines for Mitch's client. This means that this client will be eligible for parole and to be released from prison 1 year and 2 months earlier than his previous earliest release date (ERD).