Evans v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge

Case Summary

Appellant, Vincent Evans, appeals the denial of his Motion to Correct Erroneous Sentence. Specifically, Evans contends that the State violated the terms of his "no recommendation" plea agreement when a police officer made a recommendation to the judge at the sentencing hearing. Because we find that the police officer, as a victim of Evans' crime, had a statutory right to give a victim's impact statement and that the recommendation was from the officer's personal experience with Evans, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

The record reveals that on July 13,…