People v. Terry James

On September 14, 1983, defendant pled guilty to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and afterwards was sentenced to from 20 to 40 years’ imprisonment. He appeals as of right, first challenging the trial court’s ruling that a confession he made was voluntarily given and second arguing that his sentence was excessive. We affirm.

We will not review defendant’s first claim of error for it was waived by his plea of guilty. The fact that defendant made a confession which could have been suppressed did not undercut the state’s authority or ability to proceed with the trial because the state had…