Legal Opinion
People v. Burton
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 1973No. Docket 12185PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. H. Gillis, J.
Defendant pled guilty of armed robbery, 1 and was sentenced to a prison term of 20 to 40 years.
His appeal raises two issues. First, he claims he was not sufficiently apprised of his constitutional rights before he pled guilty, and, second, he claims the trial court erred by considering the presen-tence report which included information that the defendant had committed three other robberies for which he had neither been arrested nor convicted.
The plea taking procedure met all the requirements of People v Jaworski, 387 Mich 21 (1972), and we find no merit in defendant’s arguments that he must…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- People v. GarvieMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
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