People v. Wright

This case concerns the scope of Crim. P. 32(e) governing the withdrawal of a guilty plea where the trial court chooses not to follow charge or sentence concessions contemplated by a plea agreement. The trial court in the instant case refused to permit the defendant to withdraw his guilty plea after it determined that it would not follow the prosecutor’s sentence recommendation. The court of appeals reversed, holding that a sentence recommendation is the equivalent of a sentence “concession” under the Rule and the defendant should have been permitted to withdraw his guilty plea once the trial…