People v. Snyder

Defendant was convicted, on his plea of guilty, of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. MCL 750.520b(l)(a); MSA 28.788(2)(l)(a). He was sentenced, on the recommendation of defense counsel, to life imprisonment.

On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. We agree. A guilty plea does not waive, for appellate pur poses, a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. People v McDonnell, 91 Mich App 458, 460; 283 NW2d 773 (1979), lv den 407 Mich 938 (1979).

Prior to trial, defense counsel knew: that defendant, in 1968 while in the Army in…