Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 20, 1989No. 61,815PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Miller, C.J.:
The defendant, Richard A. Smith, was charged in the district court of Geary County with delivery of cocaine, a felony, in violation of K.S.A. 65-4127a. The trial court dismissed the case, holding that this prosecution was barred by the terms of a plea agreement which the State and Smith had entered into in an earlier and unrelated case. The State appeals.
The State has briefed two issues. It contends that the trial court abused its discretion in ruling that this prosecution was barred by the terms of the plea agreement, and that the trial…
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