People v. Norris

16 Mich. App. 350

Opinion

Per Curiam.

Defendant was convicted and sentenced for assault with intent to do great bodily harmless than murder under CL 1948, § 750.84 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.279) as a result of his guilty plea. The trial court conducted an examination as required by statute (CL 1948, § 768.35 [Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1058]) and court rule (GCR 1963, § 785.3[2]), before it accepted his plea. Defendant now appeals, claiming that the examination revealed that he had been drinking at the time of the offense and did not remember shooting the alleged victim and that these facts constituted a possible defense, making it error for the trial judge to accept his guilty plea.

A thorough examination of the transcript and record of this case reveals that even though a possible defense was first elicited from the defendant his later statements on continued examination by the trial judge indicated that this possibility did not exist and that the defendant’s plea of guilty was properly accepted. Consequently, the trial judge did not abuse his discretion, People v. Lang (1968), 381 Mich 393, and these proceedings were consistent with the case of People v. Winegar (1968), 380 Mich 719.

Affirmed.