Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
November 6, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
147385 Michael F. Cavanagh
Stephen J. Markman
Mary Beth Kelly
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, David F. Viviano,
Plaintiff-Appellant, Justices
v SC: 147385
COA: 315676
Kent CC: 11-000643-FC
KENNETH DEMAZZEON BLAKE,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 15, 2013 order
of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in lieu of
granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the order of the Court of Appeals and we
REMAND this case to the Kent Circuit Court for reinstatement of the August 14, 2012
judgment of sentence. Defendant received the exact minimum and maximum prison
terms for which he bargained, and he expressly stated on the record that lifetime
electronic monitoring was of no concern to him. Consequently, the defendant’s guilty
plea was not rendered involuntary or unknowing by the failure of either the trial court or
defense counsel to inform him of a mandatory minimum sentence, and he is not entitled
to withdraw his guilty plea.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
November 6, 2013
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Clerk