Williams v. State

Ann Currie, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lance Currie Williams v. State of Maryland, Nos. 806, 1168 & 2350, Sept. Term 2019. Opinion by Arthur, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE—ENFORCEMENT OF PLEA AGREEMENTS Principles of double jeopardy and due process generally prohibit the State from relying on a mutual mistake of fact to rescind a plea agreement that has been accepted by the court. In this case, the circuit court accepted a plea agreement under which the State agreed that the defendant was not criminally responsible for two offenses. Two years later, the State asked the court to set…