People v. Sexton

Defendant pled guilty to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). He was sentenced to a term of 6 to 20 years for the robbery conviction and to the mandatory 2-year term for the felony-firearm conviction.

The record indicates that, prior to the imposition of the sentence, the judge met with another circuit court judge who was also about to sentence defendant on identical offenses which occurred in the same county. Defendant argues that this discussion violated his right to confrontation, right to counsel…