People v. Lane

*134Weaver, J.

We have before us a narrow issue, whether the trial court committed error requiring reversal in failing to advise defendant of his right to counsel, pursuant to MCR 6.005(E),1 before the habitual offender trial and the sentencing hearing.2 We do not review the error committed at the habitual offender trial, because it was not properly preserved. In reviewing the court’s failure to comply with the court rule before the sentencing hearing, we find the error harmless because defendant does not allege that he was prejudiced by it. We affirm defendant’s convictions and sentence.

*135I

While an…