People v. Shanes

On October 7, 1985, defendant pled guilty to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. On November 21, 1985, he was sentenced to from fourteen to twenty-five years in prison. Thereafter, the trial court denied motions to vacate the sentence and to withdraw his guilty plea.

The first issue we address is defendant’s argument that the circuit court so abused its discretion that this Court may and should vacate his sentence pursuant to the "conscience-shocking” stan dard set forth by the Supreme Court in People v Coles, 417 Mich 523; 339 NW2d 440 (1983). Despite this assertion, defendant…