Case Name: PEOPLE v. McMILLER
Court: Michigan Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1969-11-26
Citations: 20 Mich. App. 309
Docket Number: Docket No. 7,621
Parties: PEOPLE v. McMILLER
Judges: Before: Levin, P. J., and T. M. Burns and Dan-hoe, JJ.
Reporter: Michigan appeals reports; cases decided in the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Volume: 20
Pages: 309–310

Head Matter:
PEOPLE v. McMILLER
Criminal Law — Plea of Guilty — Inquiries—Remand.
Manslaughter eonvietion is reversed and remanded by the Court of Appeals where defendant’s responses to the trial judge’s inquiries into the truth of his plea of guilty did not satisfy legal requirements (CL 1948, § 768.35; GCR 1963, 785.3).
Reference for Points in Headnote
81 Am Jur 2d, Criminal Law § 486,
Appeal from Jackson, Charles J. Palahee, J.
Submitted Division 2 November 14, 1969, at Lansing.
(Docket No. 7,621.)
Decided November 26, 1969.
Romes McMiller was convicted, on his plea of guilty, of manslaughter. Defendant appeals.
Reversed and remanded.
Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, Bruce A. Barton, Prosecuting Attorney, and Paul R. Adams, Chief Appellate Attorney, for the people.
Bruce A. Clark, for defendant on appeal.
Before: Levin, P. J., and T. M. Burns and Dan-hoe, JJ.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
On November 6,1968, the defendant was charged with the crime of murder and on January 13, 1969, while represented by counsel, he pleaded guilty to the lesser included offense of manslaughter, CL 1948, § 750.321 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.553). Following an examination of the defendant, the trial court accepted the plea of guilty. On January 28,1969, defendant was sentenced to a term of 10 to 15 years in prison.
On appeal defendant's only question is whether the trial judge sufficiently inquired into the truth of defendant's plea of guilty so as to warrant the acceptance of the plea.
The people have confessed error herein.
The record of the lengthy examination of the defendant relative to his plea shows that his responses do not satisfy legal 'requirements. MCLA §768.35 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1058); OCR 1963, 785.3.
The plea of guilty "by the defendant of the offense of manslaughter is hereby vacated.
Reversed and remanded.