Henning v. People

Plaintiff in error was informed against for murder in the Washtenaw circuit, and put in a plea of not guilty at the January term, 1877. On the 27th day of March, 1877, on motion of his own counsel and by consent of the prosecuting attorney, he withdrew his plea of not guilty, and put in a plea of guilty of manslaughter. On the 28th day of March, 1877, he- was sentenced on his plea of guilty.

Error is brought on this judgment, and the only, error assigned alleges as its foundation that the judge1 before pronouncing sentence did not make any investí-j gation into the nature of the case, and into…