Hoover v. State

OPINION

in which JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A CLARK and GARY R. WADE, JJ., and SHARON G. LEE, SP. J., joined.

We granted permission to appeal in this habeas corpus case to consider the legality of a sentence imposed pursuant to a plea agreement. The agreed sentence exceeds the maximum available term in the offender Range but does not exceed the maximum punishment authorized for the offense. For the reasons explained herein, we conclude that the plea-bargained sentence is legal. Thus, the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals dismissing the petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed.

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