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People v. Kindell

People v. Kindell, 168 N.W.2d 909 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969)
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Court
Michigan Court of Appeals · State Appellate Courts
Decided
April 21, 1969
Docket
No. 6,131
Judges
Gillis, Levin, Bronson
Citations
168 N.W.2d 90917 Mich. App. 221969 Mich. App. LEXIS 1141
Cited by 16

Opinion — Per Curiam

Per Curiam.

The defendant pled guilty to uttering and publishing a forged cheek 1

and was sentenced to 10 to 14 years’ imprisonment. He appeals, asserting that his plea was induced hy charge and sentence concessions promised hy the prosecutor.

The claim that his plea was induced hy a promise that another charge pending against him would not be prosecuted is supported in the record.

2

However, no claim is made that the promise not to prosecute that charge was not fulfilled. A fulfilled promise of charge reduction is not a ground for vacating a guilty plea even if the plea was induced thereby.

People v. Byrd (1968), 12 Mich App 186 . (Opinions of R. B. Burns and Levin, JJ.)

The defendant supports his assertion that he was promised a sentence concession with an affidavit stating that he was led to believe hy the prosecutor’s staff or office that his sentence would he “very minor.” The affidavit does not identify the person in the prosecutor’s office or on his staff who led the defendant to that belief, nor does it state what such unidentified person said or did that prompted the defendant to entertain that belief. The trial judge did not err in failing to order a testimonial hearing on this issue. See People v. Scruggs (1968), 14 Mich App 47 and People v. Dickerson (1969), 17 Mich App 201 ; contrast People v. Bartlett (1969), 17 Mich App 205 .

Affirmed.

1

MCLA § 750.249 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.446).

2

In this ease, the trial judge stated that even though the Michigan Supreme Court, 380 Mich 754 , has stayed all proceedings under and in pursuance of our Court’s opinion and judgment in People v. Taylor (1968), 9 Mich App 333 , he made it a practice to follow the guidelines suggested in Taylor , including questioning the defendant as to bargaining for charge and sentence concessions.

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Cited by 16 cases

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1969: 21970: 51971: 11972: 11973: 21974: 11976: 11978: 11980: 11992: 119692026peak 1970 · 5

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. People v. Goins221 N.W.2d 187 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974)
  2. People v. Boone244 N.W.2d 4 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976)
  3. People v. Baines269 N.W.2d 228 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978)
  4. People v. Wright296 N.W.2d 46 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980)
  5. People v. Guest209 N.W.2d 601 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973)
  6. People v. Sumlin188 N.W.2d 144 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971)

Most recent

  1. People v. Leflore174 N.W.2d 286 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992)
  2. People v. Wright296 N.W.2d 46 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980)
  3. People v. Baines269 N.W.2d 228 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978)
  4. People v. Boone244 N.W.2d 4 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976)
  5. People v. Goins221 N.W.2d 187 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974)
  6. People v. Guest209 N.W.2d 601 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973)

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Authorities cited 5

DepthCaseCited by
People v. Taylor, 155 N.W.2d 723 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968) 14
People v. Byrd, 162 N.W.2d 777 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968) 34
People v. Scruggs, 165 N.W.2d 316 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968) 9
People v. Dickerson, 169 N.W.2d 336 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987) 4
People v. Bartlett, 169 N.W.2d 337 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990) 1

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