People v. Atkins

The defendant appeals from his conviction in the Ingham county circuit court on a plea of guilty on two felony charges: first, uttering and publishing a forged check , and second, forgery . Defendant, then only 16 years old, was sentenced to concurrent terms of 2-1/2 to 14 years on each count. Jurisdiction was waived in the probate court for Ingham county, defendant being represented by a court-appointed attorney. Subsequently, the defendant appeared without counsel in the municipal court and waived examination.

The relevant portion of the circuit court arraignment at which defendant appeared…