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People v. Wright

Michigan Court of Appeals
Nov 25, 1968
165 N.W.2d 487 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968)

Opinion

Docket No. 5,096.

Decided November 25, 1968.

Appeal from Recorder's Court of Detroit, Brennan (Vincent J.), J. Submitted Division 1 October 9, 1968, at Detroit. (Docket No. 5,096.) Decided November 25, 1968.

Leroy Wright was convicted upon his plea of guilty of manslaughter. Defendant appeals. Affirmed.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Samuel J. Torina, Chief Appellate Lawyer, and Arthur Bishop, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Edward P. Echlin, for defendant.


Defendant, who had previously been convicted of armed robbery, paroled, and discharged, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. CL 1948, § 750.321 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.553). He was sentenced to the state prison of southern Michigan for a term of 14 years to 15 years. Defendant claims this sentence violated the indeterminate sentence law. CL 1948, § 769.8 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1080).

We find no error in the sentencing procedure.

Affirmed.

J.H. GILLIS, P.J., and R.B. BURNS and KELLEY, JJ., concurred.


Summaries of

People v. Wright

Michigan Court of Appeals
Nov 25, 1968
165 N.W.2d 487 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968)
Case details for

People v. Wright

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

Court:Michigan Court of Appeals

Date published: Nov 25, 1968

Citations

165 N.W.2d 487 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968)
165 N.W.2d 487

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