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People v. Porchia

Michigan Court of Appeals
Jan 29, 1970
21 Mich. App. 222 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970)

Opinion

Docket No. 7,281.

Decided January 29, 1970.

Appeal from Recorder's Court of Detroit, John P. Scallen, J. Submitted Division 1 January 5, 1970, at Detroit. (Docket No. 7,281.) Decided January 29, 1970.

Carmelo Porchia was convicted, on his plea of guilty, of incest. Defendant appeals. Reversed and remanded.

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

John F. Foley, for defendant on appeal.

Before: LESINSKI, C.J., and J.H. GILLIS and QUINN, JJ.


By leave granted, defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for incest, MCLA § 750.333 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.565). He was convicted on his plea of guilty, February 11, 1964. His appeal attacks the plea-taking procedure on several grounds, but we note only one because it mandates reversal.

Neither the plea transcript nor the sentencing transcript contains any questioning of defendant to establish the crime and his participation therein. GCR 1963, 785.3, and MCLA § 768.35 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1058) require such questioning, and failure to do so is reversible error. People v. Barrows (1959), 358 Mich. 267.

Reversed and remanded for such further proceedings as may be required.


Summaries of

People v. Porchia

Michigan Court of Appeals
Jan 29, 1970
21 Mich. App. 222 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970)
Case details for

People v. Porchia

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE v. PORCHIA

Court:Michigan Court of Appeals

Date published: Jan 29, 1970

Citations

21 Mich. App. 222 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970)
175 N.W.2d 310

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