People v. Gaines

Defendant pled guilty to the felony of robbery unarmed * and was sentenced to a term of seven to fifteen years in prison. Subsequent to the guilty plea, but prior to the sentencing, the defendant gave a statement to the prosecutor’s office for the purpose of building a possible charge against another party. In this statement, the defendant asserted his own innocence and indicated that this other party was the sole participant in the robbery. In a motion for withdrawal of the guilty plea, made subsequent to sentencing, the defendant asserted that he was prejudiced by the prosecutor’s failure…