Legal Opinion
Burd (Travis) v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 2013No. 61113Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
"When the State enters into a plea agreement, it is held to the most meticulous standards of both promise and performance with respect to both the terms and the spirit of the plea bargain." Sparks v. State, 121 Nev. 107, 110,
110 P.3d 486, 487
(2005) (internal quotation marks omitted). Here, only Burd, not the State, stipulated to a prison term of 48- 120 months if he violated the terms of the plea agreement. Additionally, the plea agreement also included express terms stating that if Burd failed to appear for his scheduled sentencing hearing or committed a new criminal offense, the State…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bryant v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1986
- O'NEILL v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2007
- Ford v. WardenNevada Supreme Court · 1995
- Smith v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1994
- Hughes v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2000
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