State v. Tietjens

HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

Defendant, Michael Herman Tietjens, pled guilty to armed robbery, a class 2 dangerous felony, as part of a “package-deal” plea agreement in which the court’s acceptance of defendant’s plea agreement was contingent upon the court’s acceptance of a co-defendant’s plea agreement. The judge sentenced defendant in accordance with the plea agreement and additionally ordered him to make partial restitution to the victim of the robbery. Defendant filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals, challenging the legality of the package-deal plea agreement and the manner in which…