People v. Kindell

The defendant pled guilty to uttering and publishing a forged cheek 1 and was sentenced to 10 to 14 years’ imprisonment. He appeals, asserting that his plea was induced hy charge and sentence concessions promised hy the prosecutor.

The claim that his plea was induced hy a promise that another charge pending against him would not be prosecuted is supported in the record. 2 However, no claim is made that the promise not to prosecute that charge was not fulfilled. A fulfilled promise of charge reduction is not a ground for vacating a guilty plea even if the plea was induced thereby. People v.…