People v. Hammond

Defendant appeals as of right from the denial by the Detroit Recorder’s Court of his amended motion to withdraw his guilty pleas of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. Defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of five to ten years in state prison for the convictions.

On appeal, defendant contends that his conviction of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder is infirm and must be vacated because there is no such criminal offense. We agree, and vacate the conviction and sentence for conspiracy to commit second-degree murder on the ground that the state has no…