People v. Johnson

The People ask us to reverse the court of appeals’ ruling that defendant-respondent Robert C. Johnson (Johnson) was entitled to a sentence reduction under his plea agreement. The court of appeals ordered the reduction after concluding that the District Attorney (DA) breached the agreement by refusing to perform a polygraph examination on Johnson. Because we hold that the DA acted in good faith under the circumstances by refusing to proceed with the polygraph examination, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals. 1

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Defendant-Respondent Robert C. Johnson pled guilty in 1996 to two…