Legal Opinion

In re Alex M.

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided August 16, 2001No. 1 CA-JV 00-0219Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

¶ 1 Pursuant to a plea agreement, Alex M. admitted one of three allegations of juvenile delinquency and the other two allegations were dismissed. The statute underlying his delinquency plea was soon held unconstitutional in an unrelated case; but by the time this development was discovered, Alex was awaiting disposition of an admitted probation violation. Because his delinquency adjudication had been based upon an unconstitutional statute, it was vacated. But under these circumstances, should the original plea agreement also have been vacated and the two dismissed charges…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ricketts v. AdamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Coy v. FieldsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2001
  3. Dominguez v. MeehanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
  4. Dominguez v. MeehanArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  5. In Re Cesar R.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1999

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