Opinion ID: 1614456
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Heading: People v Howard

Text: On September 8, 1978, defendant was arrested in a Spartan Atlantic Department Store with a codefendant for stealing three pairs of pants. Defendant was charged with larceny in a building. He exercised his right to a jury trial, but part way through voir dire he elected to plead guilty as charged, allegedly in exchange for the prosecutor's agreement to recommend a minimum sentence of one year. The trial court in Wayne County accepted the plea and sentenced defendant to from 2-1/2 to 4 years imprisonment. While the case was pending on appeal before the Court of Appeals, the trial court signed a nunc pro tunc correction of sentence which amended it to from 1 to 4 years. The Court of Appeals issued its opinion affirming defendant's conviction. We granted defendant's application for leave to appeal on November 20, 1980. 409 Mich 945 (1980).