Legal Opinion
State v. Munoz
Montana Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 2001No. 00-612PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 The Defendant, Daniel Munoz (Munoz), appeals an order denying his motion to withdraw a guilty plea entered by the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, on June 16, 2000. The State concedes that it breached the plea agreement, and therefore a reversal and remand is proper. At issue is whether the District Court or Munoz possesses the legal right to choose from available remedies where the State breaches a plea agreement.
¶2 We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶3 Following his arrest in 1999, Munoz entered a pretrial agreement with the…
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