Legal Opinion
In Re the Personal Restraint of James
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1982No. 47286-6Published
1Opinion of the Court
96 Wn.2d 847 (1982)
640 P.2d 18
In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of FREDDIE LEE JAMES, Petitioner.
No. 47286-6.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
January 15, 1982.
Robert Adelman of Institutional Legal Services, for petitioner.
Jeffrey C. Sullivan, Prosecuting Attorney, and David W. Waterbury, Deputy, for respondent.
2Per curiam
This personal restraint petition questions the authority of the State to renege on a plea bargain when the defendant, after pleading guilty pursuant to that bargain, allegedly commits additional misdemeanors. We hold that absent proof of misconduct, all plea bargains must…
3Cases cited35 opinions
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- State v. TourtellotteWashington Supreme Court · 1977
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