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People v. Vargas

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 12, 1990No. B048066PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

EPSTEIN, J.

In a plea bargain, if the defendant agrees to a specific greater term to be imposed if he should fail to appear for sentencing, and to a specified lesser term if he does appear, may the trial court impose the greater term if he fails to appear at the sentencing hearing without justification? Our answer is that it can, and we affirm the judgment in this case.

Factual and Procedural Summary

Defendant was charged with four counts of violation of Health and Safety Code section 11351. One of the counts alleged that he possessed more than 14¼ grams of heroin, and was therefore…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. ManchenoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  2. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  3. People v. CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. MorrisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  5. People v. SantosCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. MasloskiCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. JensenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  3. People v. CasillasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
  4. People v. JimenezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. Kennard Johnson v. Domingo Uribe, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012

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