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Ford v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 23, 2003No. 01-226PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEHMAN, Justice.

Johnny Lee Ford (Ford) appeals the judgment and sentence entered against him upon conviction of first-degree sexual assault. Ford pled guilty to one count of first-degree sexual assault pursuant to a plea agreement. Ford claims that the prosecutor breached the plea agreement and he therefore should have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea. We agree and reverse and remand.

ISSUES

Ford presents the following two issues:

I. Whether Mr. Ford should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea?

II. Whether the sentence reflected in Mr. Ford's written order of sentence is illegal as it…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  3. United States v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  4. Burton v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State v. RardonMontana Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  2. Frederick v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
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  5. Andrew William DeedsWyoming Supreme Court · 2014

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