Legal Opinion

People v. Stevens

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided March 28, 1973No. Docket 13499PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevin, P. J.

The defendant, Mark Peter Stevens, and other persons were charged under a two-count information with the crimes of (1) conspiring to place explosives with the intent to destroy property (MCLA 750.157a, 750.206; MSA 28.354(1), 28.403) and (2) the actual placing of explosives. MCLA 750.206; MSA 28.403.

Stevens pled guilty to the conspiracy count and was later sentenced to serve a term of 10 to 15 years in state prison. Subsequently, with the aid of a newly retained attorney, he moved to withdraw his plea of guilty claiming that his plea was prompted by a promise of leniency that was not…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. People v. BartlettMichigan Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. In Re ValleMichigan Supreme Court · 1961
  4. People v. JohnsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
  5. People v. EaregoodMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Guilty Plea CasesMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Berger v. WeberMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. NicholsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  4. People v. NickersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. PetersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983

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