People v. Grove

I respectfully dissent. In Grove, I disagree with the majority’s holding that the trial court had the discretion under MCR 6.302(C)(3) to reject defendant’s guilty plea. I would find that the trial judge acted as a superprosecutor when he refused to accept defendant’s plea and sentence bargain despite objections from both the prosecution and the defense. His refusal violated the Michigan Court Rules and defendant’s constitutional rights, and was an abuse of discretion.

In Austin, I disagree with the majority’s holding that the trial court’s rejection of a plea agreement was not an abuse of…