People v. Ayers

Defendant conditionally pleaded guilty of arson of a dwelling house, MCL 750.72; MSA 28.267, and burning insured property, MCL 750.75; MSA 28.270. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of five to twenty years for the arson conviction and five to ten years for the conviction of burning insured property. He now appeals as of right. We affirm, but remand.

Defendant was charged with the two offenses after he went to the police and confessed his participation in the burning of a house belonging to codefendant Peter Kosciolek. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, asserting that his confession was…