Harris v. State

In the instant case, the trial court and the parties agreed that defendant McKinley Harris would be formally sentenced on drug possession and aggravated battery charges, then furloughed for six days. As part of the agreement, the trial judge ordered that if the defendant had no further violations during that time, upon his return for commitment, defendant’s sentence would be significantly mitigated. During the furlough period, defendant was arrested for the sale of cocaine within 1,000 feet of school property. Thereafter, the trial judge ordered the mutually agreed sentencing bargain…