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People v. Ward

Citations

  • 520 N.W.2d 363
  • 206 Mich. App. 38

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • case holding defendant waives complaint of disproportionate sentence by pleading guilty pursuant to a plea bargain applied retroactively to case sub judice; result was clearly foreshadowed by other cases
  • criminal sexual conduct and child sexually abusive activity are crimes that “prohibit conduct violative of distinct social norms”
  • “[A] defendant who pleads guilty and is sentenced in accordance with a plea bargain and sentencing agreement waives the right to challenge the sentence unless there is also an attempt to withdraw the plea for a sound legal reason.”
  • applying the Blount waiver rule

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Judges: MacKenzie, Gribbs, Dodge

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