People v. Green

On January 16, 1979, the defendant pled guilty to two separate counts of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, MCL 335.341(1)(c); MSA 18.1070(41)(1)(c), lower court numbers 7-206 and 7-212. He was sentenced to three years probation on the first count and to one year imprisonment on the other.

Approximately six months later, the defendant moved to withdraw the guilty pleas, contending that the appointed counsel who represented him at his preliminary examination on the first charged offense had a conflict of interest and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in…