State v. Dean

The release upon which appellee’s plea in bar is predicated does not satisfy the requirement of State v. Hanson, 249 Ga. 739, 744 (2) *729(295 SE2d 297) that “a valid promise to forgo prosecution based on prosecutorial discretion . . . must . . . contain a description of the crimes or transactions in regard to which an individual is excused from prosecution.” Id. at 744. It is beyond dispute that the release appellee relies upon does not contain on its face any language satisfying this requirement as there is no reference to any specific crime, to the Polk County grants, or to any…