People v. Fearing

This case presents the question whether the defendant’s appeal should be dismissed because it violated a promise that he made as part of a plea agreement. The defendant went to trial and was found guilty by a jury of burglary and felony theft; judgment was entered on the verdicts. The defendant then entered into a plea agreement, which the trial judge accepted, involving the two convictions and six pending charges that arose from the defendant’s escape from custody while awaiting trial; the agreement included the defendant’s promise not to appeal the burglary and theft convictions. The…