People v. Demson

Defendant, Ross Demson, was charged with two separate criminal counts. Count one was for statutory rape, CL 1948, § 750.520 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.788) and count two was for indecent liberties. CL 1948, § 750.336 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.568). On November 7, 1967, defendant pled guilty to taking indecent liberties and count one was dismissed. Complainant was 15 years old. On January 15, 1968 defendant received a sentence of from seven to ten years.

On appeal, defendant raises the following issues:

One: Should the court have accepted a guilty plea when defendant had not been represented by…