People v. Bollinger

Defendant pleaded guilty of absconding on a bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1), and was sentenced to two to four years’ imprisonment. Defendant specifically reserved the right to appeal the issue whether his plea bargain was illusory because it was induced by a promise to forgo prosecution under a supplemental information that was untimely filed. We vacate defendant’s plea and remand pursuant to MCR 6.312.

In People v Fountain, 407 Mich 96, 98-99; 282 NW2d 168 (1979), our Supreme Court held that a prosecutor who knows that a person has a prior felony record must proceed promptly, if at all,…