Legal Opinion

People v. Roderick Johnson

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided September 21, 1978No. Docket 77-2582PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendant Roderick Johnson was convicted, on his plea of guilty, of delivery of heroin, contrary to MCL 335.341(l)(a); MSA 18.1070(41)(l)(a), and was sentenced to a prison term of 8 to 20 years.

Defendant alleges that his plea was not voluntary or knowing because of the nature of the plea bargain. He had previously been convicted, at a single trial, of three counts of delivery of heroin. In exchange for his plea, the prosecution agreed that his sentence on the instant charge would be concurrent with the sentence imposed for the earlier convictions and that no habitual offender information…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. People v. LawsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. People v. BriggsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Garrett v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  3. Munger v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Nash v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. ErwinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995

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