Griffin v. State

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

Edward E. Griffin was convicted of dealing in a controlled substance 1 as a Class B felony. He now appeals, raising several issues for review, one of which we find dispositive: whether the trial court erred in denying Griffin's motion to dismiss the charges against him where a plea agreement in another case included a promise by the State not to file charges in the instant case.

We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 16, 1998, Trooper Daryl A. Jones of the Indiana State Police conducted an investigation in which a confidential informant purchased methamphetamine…