Gonzales v. State

CHAPA, Chief Justice.

In 1992, appellant Rudy Gonzales was convicted of conspiracy to deliver 400 grams or more of cocaine. During the trial, appellant offered to change his plea to guilty if the State agreed not to call its rebuttal witness, Doe Buckaloo. The plea was changed and the State violated the agreement by calling Buckaloo as a witness during the punishment phase of the trial. The ease was appealed to the court of appeals.

The court of appeals found that the State had violated the agreement and that the appropriate relief would be specific performance of the agreement. Gonzales v.…