Mitch's client was sentenced to a prison term by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Leo Bowman of 71 months to 270 months for a criminal sexual conduct - second degree conviction. Mitch appealed this sentence by filing a motion to correct an invalid sentence because of the "10 year gap" rule that applied to the Michigan Sentencing Guidelines. Judge Bowman agreed to a re-scoring of the guidelines and to a re-sentencing and re-sentenced Mitch's client to a new prison sentence of 48 months to 270 months, a 23 month reduction in the minimum term that his client has to serve.