People v. West
People v. West
Opinion of the Court
Defendant pled guilty to breaking and entering a store with intent to commit a larceny, MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305, and larceny in a store, MCL 750.360; MSA 28.592. He was sentenced to a term of from 7 to 20 years on the breaking and entering charge and to a term of from 4 to 8 years on the larceny charge, the two sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals as of right.
Defendant argues first that the plea-taking court erred by providing defendant with a printed eight-page statement of rights pamphlet rather than orally explaining defendant’s rights to him. GCR 1963, 785.7 directs a plea-taking court to advise a defendant of certain rights and possible penalties when the defendant pleads guilty or nolo contendere. The transcript of defendant’s plea-taking proceeding has been carefully examined. We find the court complied with GCR 1963, 785.7 without regard to the printed rights form. Thus, defendant’s argument under this issue is without merit. Cf. People v Lockett, 111 Mich App 405; 314 NW2d 640 (1981), rev’d 413 Mich 868; 318 NW2d 31 (1982).
Defendant argues next that his convictions for both breaking and entering a store with the intent to commit a larceny and larceny in a store violate his constitutional guarantees against double jeopardy. Larceny in a store is a cognate lesser included offense of breaking and entering a store with the intent to commit a larceny. See People v Kamin, 405 Mich 482, 496; 275 NW2d 777 (1979); accord, People v Brager, 406 Mich 1004; 280 NW2d
In Wayne County Prosecutor v Recorder’s Court Judge, 406 Mich 374; 280 NW2d 793 (1979), the Supreme Court dealt with the federal
In Michigan, however, a second test must be applied. Michigan courts focus on the factual
"For purposes of the double jeopardy analysis, as a matter of state constitutional law, the question is not whether the challenged lesser offense is by definition necessarily included within the greater offense also charged, but whether, on the facts of the case at issue, it is.” Jankowski, supra, p 91.
Under Michigan’s factual test, the convictions in the instant case of breaking and entering a store with the intent to commit a larceny and larceny in a store violate the protection against double jeopardy. A presumption of intent to commit a larceny does not arise solely from proof of a breaking and entering. People v Palmer, 42 Mich App 549, 552; 202 NW2d 536 (1972). Rather, there must be some circumstance reasonably leading to the conclusion that a larceny was intended. Palmer, supra, p 552. When larceny in a store is charged along with breaking and entering a store with the intent to commit a larceny, it is the completed larceny that is being used as the "some circumstance reasonably leading to the conclusion that a larceny was
Defendant’s conviction for breaking and entering a store with the intent to commit a larceny is affirmed. His conviction for larceny in a store is vacated.
US Const, Am V.
Const 1963, art 1, § 15.
Concurring Opinion
(concurring). I concur in the result.
The narrow issue on appeal is whether the facts shown in the transcript of the plea-taking procedure will support a finding of guilty of both offenses. If both the breaking and entering and the larceny in a building rest upon the same theft of money inside the flower shop, current state interpretation of the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy requires setting aside of the larceny in a building conviction.
On this record, it is a close question. In breaking and entering cases, the intent to commit larceny often arises as a necessary inference from the breaking and entering. But, in the within case, the factual basis for both pleas was the theft of money inside the flower shop. Consequently, since both pleas seem to rest on the same factual basis, I agree with the result reached by the majority in setting aside the larceny in a building conviction.
People v Jankowski, 408 Mich 79; 289 NW2d 674 (1980).
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