People v. Dotson

In 1973, defendant pled guilty in Eaton County Circuit Court to a charge of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment. On September 29, 1980, defendant filed a motion for resentencing with the trial court alleging the trial judge had considered previous felony convictions of defendant at which defendant was not represented by counsel. The trial judge acknowledged that he was in error at the time of sentencing by considering a previous conviction on the defendant’s record *591although defendant was not represented by counsel in the previous…