People v. Branson

On December 20, 1983, defendants Branson and Jones each pled nolo contendere to child cruelty, MCL 750.136; MSA 28.331. The pleas were offered pursuant to an agreement which provided that the prosecutor would recommend that the court not impose a sentence in excess of one year. On January 20, 1984, in accordance with the stated recommendation, the trial court sentenced each defendant to a term of five years probation with the first year to be served in the county jail. In addition to the statutory conditions of probation, the trial court imposed the following condition:

"That he [both Branson…