People v. Weir

Defendant, Raymond Weir, pled guilty to unarmed robbery, MCL 750.530; MSA 28.798, and was sentenced to from 5 to 15 years imprisonment. Defendant. appealed to this Court claiming that his plea was involuntary because his attorney promised a more lenient sentence. We remanded the case to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing on defendant’s claim in accordance with People v Hall, 399 Mich 288, 291; 249 NW2d 62 (1976). Pursuant to our order, the trial court held a hearing on April 6, 1981, and denied defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea. Defendant appeals, claiming that his attorney’s…