People v. Shell

On January 23, 1958, defendant Samuel Shell tendered a plea of guilty to a charge of second-degree murder. MCLA § 750.317 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.549). The court accepted his plea and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Defendant now files a delayed appeal, contending his plea is invalid because the court, in accepting the plea, did not establish its truth by direct questioning or otherwise. People v. Barrows (1959), 358 Mich 267; People v. Perine (1967), 7 Mich App 292; People v. Stearns (1968), 380 Mich 704.

OCR 1963, 785.3, as did its predecessor, Court Rule No 35A (1945) (318 Mich xxxix),…