People v. Gooch

Defendant Richard Gooch pled guilty to breaking and entering an unoccupied dwelling, MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305. He was sentenced to from four to ten years imprisonment. Defendant appeals, claiming the trial court failed to comply with GCR 1963, 785.7(l)(d) when it did not inform him of the sentencing consequences of Proposal B, MCL 791.233b; MSA 28.2303(3).

The Court first addressed this issue in People v Elder, 104 Mich App 651; 305 NW2d 563 (1981), lv den 412 Mich 866 (1981). The Court noted that GCR 1963, 785.7 did not require the trial judge to tell the defendant about the effects of…