People v. McLean

OPINION OF THE COURT

Smith, J.

We have held that, where a defendant’s statement to law enforcement authorities is obtained in violation of his right to counsel, the use of that statement against defendant at trial is an error that may be raised on appeal, even if the issue was not preserved. Appellate review of such an unpreserved error is available, however, only when the error is established on the face of the record. Here, the record is inadequate, and we therefore cannot review the right to counsel issue.

Defendant pleaded guilty to a 16-count indictment charging him with various crimes,…