People v. Polk

Defendant pled nolo contendere to felonious assault, MCL 750.82; MSA 28.277. He was sentenced to a term of from 1-1/2 to 4 years imprisonment. He appeals as of right.

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Defendant offered to plead nolo contendere because he was intoxicated at the time of the incident and could not sufficiently remember the event to provide-a factual basis to support a guilty plea. See generally GCR 1963, 785.7(3)(a). Pursuant to GCR 1963, 785.7(3)(b)(ii), the court conducted a hearing to establish support for defendant’s plea.

Michigan State Police Officer Michael Thomas testified that he approached defendant’s…