People v. West

On November 26, 1979, defendant, Clifford West, pled guilty to one count of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. He was sentenced to between 5 and 15 years imprisonment on February 1, 1980. Defendant appeals, Claiming that the trial court failed to comply with GCR 1963, 785.7(l)(d) when it failed to inform him of the mandatory minimum prison sentence.

GCR 1963, 785.7(l)(d) requires that the trial court inform a defendant of the mandatory minimum prison sentence when accepting a guilty plea from the defendant. GCR 1963, 785.7(1) does not require the judge to inform the defendant of all the…