People v. McMiller

Defendant was charged on an open count of murder. In January, 1969, he pled guilty to manslaughter 1 and was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison. Defendant appealed that conviction on the grounds that insufficient facts were ascertained during the plea proceedings to support the acceptance of the plea. On the prosecution’s confession of error, this Court vacated the plea and remanded. People v. McMiller (1969), 20 Mich App 309. Defendant was then tried on the open count of murder, was convicted of murder in the second degree, 2 and was sentenced to a term of from 15 to 20 years in prison.…