Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Strickland

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided September 6, 1977No. Docket 28472Published

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

  1. In Re Guilty Plea CasesMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  2. People v. ReaganMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  3. People v. McMillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
  4. People v. ButlerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. People v. HarrisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1971

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