State v. Rardon
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 This is the second appeal by William Lester Rardon (Rardon) from *323the sentence imposed by the Eleventh Judicial District Court.1 We reverse and remand.
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¶2 The issue before this Court is whether the prosecutor breached the plea agreement when he elicited testimony allegedly undercutting the plea agreement and expressed his opinion that the only option for this type of crime was a long prison term.
¶3 Rardon asks us in the alternative, to determine whether defense counsel provided ineffective assistance when he: 1) failed to object to the prosecutor’s alleged breaches of the plea…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. James McQueenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
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