(concurring). I concur in the result because of the mandate of People v Rogers, 412 Mich 669; 316 NW2d 701 (1982), but write separately to express concern over what may be perceived as a growing tendency on the part of the Michigan appellate system to exalt form over substance.
A review of the briefs and transcript in this case reveals that no manifest injustice occurred. Defendant was aware, through the plea-bargaining proceedings, that he would receive a sentence of life or any term of years. He could not reasonably believe that the sentencing judge would place him on probation after he pled guilty to second-degree murder. In this case, the ends of justice would be better served by a remand to the trial court to give defendant an opportunity to move to set aside his guilty plea based upon the holding in Rogers, supra, but with the attendant consequence that the original charge be reinstated if the motion is granted.
While this procedure would require the Supreme Court to reconsider the rule it announced in People v McMiller, 389 Mich 425; 208 NW2d 451 (1973), cert den 414 US 1080 (1973), reconsideration is necessary because the McMiller rule denies the people the benefit of the bargain and places defendant in an unwarranted and advantageous position. I would urge that the McMiller rule not be applied where nonsubstantive errors, which will always plague the criminal justice system as long as it is administered by human beings, form the *475basis for reversing the guilty plea. Reinstatement of the original charges seems appropriate where a defendant successfully appeals a guilty plea conviction based upon a nonsubstantive error.
Furthermore, as stated in my opinion in People v Shively, 116 Mich App 323; 323 NW2d 383 (1982), I believe the Supreme Court’s decision in Rogers exalts form over substance. Where a defendant knows prior to pleading guilty that probation is not available, it makes little sense to reverse his guilty plea because the judge failed to comply with GCR 1963, 785.7(l)(f). I urge the Supreme Court to reconsider the rule announced in Rogers.