People v. Catlin

Defendant pled guilty to carrying a concealed weapon, MCLA 750.227; MSA 28.424.

At the plea acceptance proceedings, defendant testified that after becoming intoxicated, he went home and got the gun, loaded it, and stuck it in his trousers with the handle showing, believing that he was going to use the gun to eliminate a problem. The police arrested him at a local bar and seized the weapon.

Defendant contends that he did not understand the nature of the proceedings. This contention is not supported by the transcript of the plea proceedings, which clearly demonstrates defendant’s understanding of…