People v. Snyder

I regret that I cannot agree with the opinion of my esteemed colleagues holding that the involved plea was fatally infirm because defendant was only informed of his privilege against self-incrimination at the time sentence was imposed.

This Court has often observed that substance and not form will control and that the guilty plea rule is satisfied in this regard if the trial court determines that defendant’s plea was voluntarily made. People v Poindexter, 44 Mich App 325; 205 NW2d 235 (1973).

GCR 1963, 785.3(2), which was in effect on the date of the taking of defendant’s guilty plea, provided:

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