People v. Millard

394 Mich. 99 (1975) 228 N.W.2d 783

PEOPLE
v.
MILLARD

Docket No. 55882.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

May 8, 1975.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, James Noecker, Prosecuting Attorney, Edward R. Wilson, Director, Prosecuting Attorneys Appellate Service, and Lee Wm. Atkinson, Special Assistant Attorney General, for the people. State Appellate Defender Office (by Kenneth Lerner), for defendant.

ORDER

On order of the Court, the delayed application by defendant-appellant for leave to appeal is considered, and the same is granted. The Court, sua sponte, under GCR 1963, 865.1(7), peremptorily reverses defendant's conviction and remands for further proceedings in the trial court consistent with People v McMiller, 389 Mich 425; 208 NW2d 451 (1973). The defendant was charged with first-degree murder and pled guilty to second-degree murder. The Court of Appeals reversed on the basis of Boykin v Alabama, 395 US 238; 89 S Ct 1709; 23 L Ed 2d 274 (1969); People v Jaworski, 387 Mich 21; 194 NW2d 868 (1972). On remand, the defendant was re-arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder. His trial attorney timely raised the issue later settled by McMiller but, when that issue was not resolved in his favor, defendant again pled guilty to second-degree murder. Before defendant was again sentenced, he sought to withdraw his plea. The trial judge erred in not allowing the defendant to withdraw his plea before sentencing. While McMiller does not apply to a case in which the defendant withdraws his plea before sentencing, McMiller shall be applied to the proceedings on the remand pursuant to this order because the earlier reversal was for failure to comply with the requirements of Boykin-Jaworski and McMiller does apply in such a case and the McMiller issue was preserved before the defendant pled guilty on the earlier remand.

M.S. COLEMAN, J., dissenting.

SWAINSON and J.W. FITZGERALD, JJ., not participating.