Legal Opinion
People v. Long
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 6, 1978No. Docket 77-273PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. F. Cavanagh, J.
On a plea of "guilty but mentally ill” defendant was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. MCL 750.520b; MSA 28.788(2). He appeals by right, seeking to have his plea set aside.
Court rule and case law have defined the procedures for taking guilty pleas and nolo contendere pleas. However, neither of these sources of authority delineates the procedures for taking the plea of guilty but mentally ill, established by the Legislature by 1975 PA 180. See MCL 768.36; MSA 28.1059. The dispositive issue in the case at bar concerns the proper procedure on taking this plea. Specifically, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- In Re Guilty Plea CasesMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. BarrowsMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. ZaleskiMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. BurtonMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. HarperMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. BoothMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. GorneyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. FultzMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. FisherMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. BrownMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
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