Case ID: mich-app_12/html/0151-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

PEOPLE v. CHALUT.
    Criminal Law — Probation Violation — Plea of Guilty — Consequence of Plea.
    Acceptance of plea of guilty to charge of violation of probation, and sentence for the original crime of robbery unarmed, held, without error where the record shows that the trial judge discussed the specific violations of the probationary order with which the defendant was charged, advised him that he faced up to 15 years in prison upon acceptance of his plea of guilty, and discussed in detail the alleged violations which had previously been served on the defendant in written form (CL 1948, § 750.530).
    Reference for Points in Headnote
    21 Am Jur 2d, Criminal Law § § 486, 487, 489, 492.
    Appeal from Genesee, Papp (Elza H.), J.
    Submitted Division 2 February 2, 1968, at Lansing.
    (Docket No. 4,072.)
    Decided June 27, 1968.
    Leave to appeal denied December 11, 1968.
    See 381 Mich 792.
    David Chalut was convicted of robbery unarmed, and placed on probation. Upon plea of guilty to charge of violation of probation, probation order set aside and defendant sentenced. Defendant appeals.
    Affirmed.
    
      Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, Robert F. Leonard, Prosecuting Attorney, and Donald A. Kuebler and Paul G. Miller, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for the people.
    
      Reese W. Stipes, II, for defendant on appeal.
   J. H. Gillis, J.

In 1966 defendant David Chalut was placed on probation on the acceptance of his plea of guilty to the charge of robbery unarmed. On March 30,1967, the defendant was brought before the trial court pursuant to a bench warrant which charged him with violation of his probation. With •defense . counsel present, the trial judge discussed the specific violations of the probationary order with which the defendant was charged. Defendant then informed the court that he desired to plead guilty to the charge. The court advised the defendant that he faced up to 15 years in prison upon acceptance of his plea of guilty and discussed in detail the alleged violations which had previously been served on the defendant in written form.

On appeal, defendant contends the court failed to inform defendant of the nature of the accusation against him and the consequence of his plea of guilty as a probation violator.

The record in this case supports a finding that the trial court did specifically advise defendant of the exact nature of the accusation against him and the consequence of his plea of guilty as a probation violator and did so, we think, in an exemplary manner. We find no error in acceptance of the plea or in passing of judgment thereon.

Affirmed.

McGregor, P. J., and A. C. Miller, J., concurred. 
      
       CL 1948, §750.530 (Stat Aim 1954 Rev § 28.798).