Cripps v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this appeal, we revisit our decision in Standley v. Warden, addressing judicial participation in plea negotiations. Because of the potential coercive effect of such participation, we overrule Standley and adopt new standards governing the district courts’ participation in the plea negotiation process. We conclude that these new standards shall apply prospectively only to all future criminal cases to be commenced in the courts below. Applying the holding in Standley to the facts before us, we affirm the judgment of conviction at issue in this appeal.

FACTS

In…