People v. Everson

The defendant appeals his conviction upon his plea of guilty of wilfully and without authority taking possession of and driving away an automobile belonging to another, CL 1948, § 750.413 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.645), charged as a fourth offense, CLS 1961, § 769.12 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1084). He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

At the arraignment on the information, the information was read to the defendant, his attention was called to the fact that the currently charged offense was charged as a fourth felony and that under the habitual criminal sections of the code of criminal…