People v. Boswell

Pursuant to a bargaining agreement, defendant pled guilty to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). He was sentenced to a term of eight years to life imprisonment on the armed robbery conviction and received the mandatory two-year sentence on the felony-firearm conviction. Defendant now appeals as of right, raising several issues for our consideration.

Defendant first claims that the felony-firearm statute is unconstitutional because it violates the double jeopardy prohibition and alters and amends…