People v. Anthony Woods 1

Defendant pled guilty to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, in exchange for a sentence of 10 to 20 years imprisonment. He appeals by right.

Defendant contends that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court failed to inform him of the mandatory minimum prison sentence for armed robbery.

The armed robbery statute, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, states that the crime of armed robbery is a felony and specifies punishment by imprisonment in the state prison "for life or for any term of years”.

GCR 1963, 785.7(l)(d) requires the trial court to inform a defendant of the "mandatory…