People v. Bonner

The defendant was charged with 12 counts of receiving or concealing stolen property valued over $100, MCL 750.535; MSA 28.803. Pursuant to a plea-bargain agreement, the trial court accepted defendant’s plea of guilty to eight of the offenses, and the remaining four charges were dismissed.

Defendant alleges on appeal that he was entrapped by police officers and that the defense of entrapment is not waived by a plea of guilty. This is an issue of first impression. However, there are cases which hold that nonjurisdictional defects are waived by the plea. See People v Ginther, 390 Mich 436, 440;…