People v. Love, Docket No. 30645
Decision Date | 20 June 1977 |
Docket Number | Docket No. 30645 |
Parties | PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Suzanne LOVE, Defendant-Appellant. 76 Mich.App. 379, 256 N.W.2d 602 |
Court | Court of Appeal of Michigan — District of US |
[76 MICHAPP 380] Karl E. Kraus, Bad Axe, defendant-appellant.
Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Derengoski, Sol. Gen., Peter B. Capling, Prosecuting Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before D. E. HOLBROOK, P. J., and BASHARA and WILLIAM F. HOOD, * JJ.
Defendant pleaded guilty to a [76 MICHAPP 381] charge of larceny over $100 1 and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Thereafter she moved to withdraw her plea of guilty and to vacate the judgment of conviction. From denial of such motion, defendant appeals of right.
Defendant claims the trial court committed reversible error in the course of accepting defendant's plea of guilty; such error consisting of the failure to:
Such claims are without merit for the following respective reasons:
[76 MICHAPP 382] A. The defendant has not been charged as a habitual offender. So long as no attempt is made to charge a defendant as a habitual offender, failure to inform a defendant he could be so charged is harmless. People v. Jones, 73 Mich.App. 91, 250 N.W.2d 554 (1976).
B. The arraignment transcript shows defendant knew she was giving up her right to a trial and "the rights that (she) would have at trial" and that the witnesses against her would have to appear at the trial. Omitting to elaborate on the right of confrontation the right to question the witnesses does not justify reversal. Guilty Plea Cases, 395 Mich. 96, 123, 235 N.W.2d 132 (1975).
C. The prosecuting attorney was asked if there was any plea bargain in the case and replied: "No, your Honor". It is not claimed the prosecutor's answer was incorrect. Under these circumstances, the failure to ask the same question of defense counsel is inconsequential.
D. Although defendant was not specifically asked if she pleaded guilty of her own choice, she was asked if anyone had threatened her in any manner to get her to plead guilty, and whether anyone had made any promises to her to get her to plead guilty. Her negative answers were sufficient to indicate she was pleading of her own choice.
E. While the court did not elicit from the defendant "intent to steal" in those words, the defendant did say she asked the store clerk to see some rings and when the clerk displayed them, defendant took them without permission and ran; that she intended to take them; it being no accident. This was sufficient. A factual basis for acceptance of a plea exists if an inculpatory inference can reasonably be drawn by a jury from the...
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