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16 Mich. App. 680

168 N.W.2d 655

People v. Mayfield

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided March 28, 1969

Michigan Court of Appeals · decided 1969-03-28

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently March 1969

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“The Court: Has anyone promised you a light sentence if you plead guilty?”

quoted by 1 later decision, including People v. Mayfield

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Decided 1969-03-28

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Per Curiam.

¶1Defendant pled guilty to larceny in a building, CLS 1961, § 750.356 (Stat Ann 1969 Cum Supp § 28.588), and contends he acted in reliance on the prosecutor’s promise of probation. The record does not support, corroborate or substantiate defendant’s contention, but rather overtly contradicts his allegation, as evidenced by the following exchange during the acceptance of defendant’s plea on arraignment:

“The Court: Has anyone promised you a light sentence if you plead guilty?
“Respondent : No, sir.”

¶2Furthermore, the prosecutor explicitly denies promising probation for a guilty plea.

¶3Recent Supreme Court decisions have crystallized the guidelines of proper plea procedure. See People v. Dunn (1968), 380 Mich 693, and People v. Winegar (1968), 380 Mich 719. The lower court complied with those guidelines. Defendant stands convicted, and his unsupported allegation of prosecutorial bartering, prompting the guilty plea, is not sufficient to invalidate otherwise exemplary criminal procedure.

¶4Conviction affirmed.

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