People v. Strickland
Michigan Court of Appeals
1Dissent
*55D. E. Holbrook, Jr., P. J.
(dissenting). I agree that People v McMiller, 389 Mich 425; 208 NW2d 451 (1973), does not control the instant case. I am also of the opinion that the issue to be considered is not really whether McMiller, supra, should be extended but rather whether a prosecutor should be held to be bound by the terms of a formal plea agreement where the defendant has fulfilled his part of the bargain.
As a matter of judicial policy I believe the prosecutor’s original agreement with defendant to dismiss the Martinez charge in return for his guilty plea to the Scott’s charge should bar…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Guilty Plea CasesMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. ReaganMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. McMillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. ButlerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. HarrisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
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