State v. Ernest Phillips

¶ 1. Defendant Ernest Phillips filed an interlocutory appeal of the trial court's denial of his motion to accept a plea agreement after lengthy litigation in the criminal division concerning defendant's alleged sexual contact with two minors between 2012 and 2014. He argues that the trial court accepted his proposed plea agreement and therefore could not subsequently reject it. In addition, he argues that the trial court's reasons for rejecting the proposed plea agreement are legally invalid. We granted permission for the interlocutory appeal on the following questions: (1) may a defendant…