Legal Opinion

Riley v. Warden, Nevada State Prison

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided November 20, 1973No. 7049PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

Pursuant to a “plea bargain” whereby a prosecutor promised to drop four other charges, and not to make any recommendation concerning sentencing, appellant pleaded guilty to one charge of robbery. At the sentencing hearing, a different prosecutor violated the bargain, stating:

“Your honor, recognizing it is your prerogative to sentence this defendant, the District Attorney would like to go on record that it concurs in the Parole and Probation Report and particularly in line with Mr. Woofter’s statement that he felt a prison sentence should be dealt out to those…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sturrock v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Echeverria v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Echeverria v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Scott v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Staley v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1990

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