People v. Carlisle

This case presents three basic issues before this Court: 1) whether a factual basis estab*272lishing- the truth of the plea is essential for the acceptance of a guilty plea under the law of the State of Michigan; 2) whether the defendant’s confession was involuntary, and, if so, whether it may serve as a factual basis for the acceptance of her plea of guilty; and 3) whether the defendant was adequately advised of the nature of the accusation against her prior to the acceptance of her plea of guilty.

The defendant pleaded guilty before Judge Gerald W. Groat in Detroit Recorder’s Court to the…