People v. Eberly

Defendant pleaded guilty to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison, and appeals by right. He raises a single issue; whether armed robbery carries a mandatory minimum term so that failure to inform a defendant of that term at a guilty plea proceeding violates GCR 1963, 785.7(l)(d).

By statute, armed robbery is punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years. The weight of authority in this Court is that this offense carries no mandatory minimum sentence. People v Landis, 91 Mich App 345; 283 NW2d 647 (1979), People v Freeman, 73 Mich App 568;…