Legal Opinion

People v. Al-Shara

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided August 18, 2015No. Docket 320209PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHoekstra, P.J.

The prosecution appeals by leave granted a circuit court order vacating defendant’s nolo contendere plea. Because the district court failed to advise defendant of his Jaworski1 rights during the plea proceedings as required by MCR 6.610(E)(4), the district court abused its discretion when it denied defendant’s motion to set aside defendant’s plea, and the circuit court properly reversed the district court’s decision. We affirm.

As a result of an incident with his wife at a restaurant on May 27, 2013, defendant was charged with one count of domestic violence under MCL 750.81(2). The prosecution…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. District of Columbia v. ClawansSupreme Court of the United States · 1937

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3Cited by31 opinions

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