Legal Opinion

Herrera v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 27, 2003No. 00-290, 01-220PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEHMAN, Justice.

[¶ 1] This is an appeal from the judgment finding appellant Rudy Herrera (Herrera) guilty of kidnapping and its related sentence. Herrera also appeals from the order denying his post-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We reverse and remand,

ISSUES

[¶ 2] Herrera sets forth the following issues on appeal:

I. Did the trial court err in refusing to allow appellant to withdraw his guilty plea, both prior and subsequent to sentencing?

II. Did the State breach the plea agreement?

III. Did the prosecutor commit misconduct?

IV. Did the trial court err in refusing to allow appellant…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  5. Maes v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2005

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