People v. Bratton

Defendant was charged on an information filed November 1, 1966, with forcible rape, sodomy, and gross indecency. He pled guilty January 11, 1968, to a lesser charge of assault with intent to rape. We have cause to discuss essentially two issues on defendant’s appeal here.

First, defendant requests us to retroactively apply the holding of Boykin v Alabama, 395 US 238; 89 S Ct 1709; 23 L Ed 2d 274 (1969), and set aside his guilty plea. While it is apparent from the record that defendant was not informed of his privilege against compulsory self-incrimination or of his right to confront his…