State v. Barker

HAYDEN, Presiding Judge.

Richard Barker entered negotiated pleas of guilty to two counts of theft in the second degree. The plea bargain called for the dismissal of other charges against Barker and for the dismissal of all charges against his wife.

During the plea proceeding the assistant county attorney said he would recommend a deferred judgment on two conditions. First, Barker must cooperate with authorities in certain ongoing criminal investigations. Second, Barker’s criminal record, as shown by the presentence investigation report, must prove to be “relatively clean” and to be roughly the…