State ex rel. E.C.

liThe majority essentially holds that the defendant received the benefit of a plea bargain, but without the defendant fulfilling his end of the bargain. Because I find the majority has given insufficient deference to the juvenile court’s findings and has negated the early release provisions of the plea bargain, I respectfully dissent.

The enforcement of a plea bargain, the majority correctly acknowledges, requires a court to “refer first to the law of contracts,” but a “criminal defendant’s constitutional right to fairness may be broader than his or her rights under contract laws.” State v.…