K.R. v. Super. Ct.

Filed 6/29/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA K.R., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) S231709 v. ) ) Ct.App. 3 C079548 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ) SACRAMENTO COUNTY, ) ) Sacramento County Respondent; ) Super. Ct. No. JV134953 ) THE PEOPLE, ) ) Real Party in Interest. ) ____________________________________) In 1978, this court established a basic background rule applicable to plea negotiations in criminal cases, holding that ―[a]s a general principle . . . whenever a judge accepts a plea bargain and retains sentencing discretion under the agreement, an implied term of the bargain is that sentence will be…