IN RE GUILTY PLEA CASES

Docket Nos. 57025, 57005, 57039, 57036, 57007, 57018, 57035, 57032, 57031, 57003, 57011, 57017, 57022, 57023, 57037, 57009, 57060, 57088, 57047, 57091, 57067, 57083, 57110, 57112, (Calendar Nos. 2-25.).

395 Mich. 96 (1975)

235 N.W.2d 132

GUILTY PLEA CASES (PEOPLE v. NICHOLSON)

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided November 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, and Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, for the people.

William L. Cahalan, Wayne Prosecuting Attorney, Patricia J. Boyle, Principal Attorney, Research, Training & Appeals; and Arthur N. Bishop, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Nicholson, Torres, Stephens, Smith, Howell, Hord, Burkett, Neal, Sanders, Dillard, Young, Victor, Harrell, Robinson, and Simpson; and Raymond P. Walsh, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Crowder.

George N. Parris, Macomb Prosecuting Attorney, Don L. Milbourn, Chief Appellate Lawyer, and William A. Dardy, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Courtney.

William F. Delhey, Washtenaw Prosecuting Attorney, and John J. Hensel, Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Pleasants.

Robert F. Leonard, Genesee Prosecuting Attorney, and Donald A. Kuebler, Chief, Appellate Division, for the people in Buck.

James L. Banks, Ionia Prosecuting Attorney, and Prosecuting Attorneys Appellate Service (by Edward R. Wilson, Director, and Howard C. Marderosian, Special Assistant Attorney General) for the people in Grohoski.

Bruce A. Barton, Jackson Prosecuting Attorney, and Judd R. Spray, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Adkins.

Peter E. Deegan, St. Clair Prosecuting Attorney, and Peter R. George, Chief Appellate Attorney, for the people in Bauer.

David L. Smith, Eaton Prosecuting Attorney (by Chester S. Sugierski, Jr., Assistant Prosecuting Attorney) for the people in Cotton.

Eugene C. Penzien, Bay Prosecuting Attorney, and George B. Mullison, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Anderson.

Lawrence B. MacDonald, for defendant Nicholson.

State Appellate Defender Office (by John A. Lydick, Assistant Defender, for defendants Torres and Pleasants; Kathleen M. Cummins, Assistant Defender, for defendant Simpson; Kenneth Lerner, Assistant Defender, for defendants Adkins and Bauer; Daniel J. Wright, Assistant Defender, for defendant Cotton; and Francis Zebot, Assistant Defender, for defendant Anderson).

Robert L. Ziolkowski, for defendant Stephens.

Carl Ziemba, for defendants Smith and Sanders.

Thomas A. Neenan, for defendant Howell.

Thomas J. Cavanaugh, for defendant Hord.

M. Jon Posner, for defendant Crowder.

Richard L. Ruby, for defendant Burkett.

J. Thomas Carroll, Jr., for defendant Neal.

Theodore B. Sallen (Alvin C. Sallen, of counsel) for defendants Dillard and Young.

Lawrence R. Greene, for defendant Victor.

George C. Dovas, for defendant Harrell.

Raymond L. Miller, for defendant Robinson.

Nick Dottermann, for defendant Courtney.

Raymond C. June, for defendant Buck.

Gerald J. Supina, for defendant Grohoski.

Amicus Curiae:

Prosecuting Attorneys Appellate Service (by Dennis M. Powers, Assistant Attorney General) for Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.

William L. Cahalan, Wayne Prosecuting Attorney, Patricia J. Boyle, Principal Attorney, Research, Training & Appeals; and Arthur N. Bishop, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.

L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland Prosecuting Attorney, and Robert C. Williams, Chief Appellate Counsel.

State Appellate Defender Office (by James R. Neuhard, Director, and John A. Lydick, Daniel J. Wright, and Kathleen Cummins, Assistant Defenders).


Decided November 7, 1975. Rehearing denied as to defendants Bauer, Torres, Simpson, Cotton, Anderson, Adkins, and Pleasants at 395 Mich. 912.

MEMORANDUM OPINION.

In People v Shekoski, 393 Mich. 134; 224 N.W.2d 656 (1974), this Court reversed a guilty plea conviction and declared:

"The requirements for a valid guilty plea after June 1, 1973 are set forth specifically in GCR...

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