State v. Williams

¶ 1. The issue in this case is whether the prosecutor violated her agreement to recommend probation and jail time for John D. Williams. We hold that she violated the agreement when she told the court she now had a negative impression of Williams based on information acquired subsequent to the plea agreement, adopted the same negative impressions expressed by the presentence investigation (PSI) writer and then gratuitously informed the court that the PSI writer recommended prison. The plea agreement was breached, the sentence is vacated and we remand for a new sentencing hearing.

¶ 2. Williams…