People v. Figlus

Defendant pled guilty to second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and was sentenced to a life term. The plea was offered after jurisdiction over the defendant had been waived by the probate court under JCR 1969, 11.6 and MCL 712A.4; MSA 27.3178(598.4).

The incident upon which the current charge is based occurred December 10, 1976. On that date, defendant was 15 years old. He had spent the previous night with a friend, the brother of the victim, in his friend’s parents’ home. When his friend left for school, defendant returned to the house to rape and kill the victim. The factual basis…