People v. Pratto

I would reverse and remand.

Defendant appeals as of right an order revoking his probation and sentencing him to 5 to 15 years imprisonment. His sole argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in accepting his guilty plea without advising him of his due process right to a contested hearing and without obtaining an admission from him that he had in fact violated probation.

While a defendant, accused of violating his probation, is not entitled to the full panoply of rights under the "guilty plea” rule, GCR 1963, 785.7, he does have the right to a contested hearing before pleading guilty.…