CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals

People v Tomes

Misadvice that felony-firearm terms stack consecutively rendered guilty plea involuntary

Decided

The citation

People v Tomes, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 12, 2026 (Docket No. 375481), pp 6-9

From the case summary

Tomes was charged with methamphetamine possession with intent to deliver and related offenses, including four felony-firearm counts. His appointed trial counsel urged him to accept a plea offer, writing that each felony-firearm count carried a consecutive two-year term, so trial exposed him to a mandatory…

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