People v. Parks

Defendant appeals as of right the prison term of four to fifteen years imposed for his conviction of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520c(l)(a); MSA 28.788(3)(l)(a), based on a plea of nolo contendere. The plea was tendered pursuant to a plea agreement whereby four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct were dismissed. The plea agreement also included a prosecutorial sentence recommendation that defendant not receive a minimum sentence greater than years.

In this case, we are required to analyze the extent of a defendant’s allocution rights, as pro vided by MCR…