People v. Merritt

Defendant, David Lee Merritt, appeals from the summary dismissal of his petition for postconviction relief. He argues that the addition of mandatory supervised release to his sentences of imprisonment resulted in a punishment more onerous than the maximum punishment to which he agreed in his guilty-plea hearing. He argues this was a unilateral modification of the plea agreement and a violation of his right to due process.

The parties agreed the sentence would be capped at 25 years’ imprisonment. The trial court sentenced defendant to concurrent prison terms of 23 years and 5 years. Statutory…