State v. Cooper

FAST, J.S.C.

This is a restatement of the reasons given upon sentencing a defendant to a period of parole ineligibility that was longer than that recommended by the prosecutor in a plea agreement. Defendant took issue with the court’s authority to do that; the prosecutor took no position on the issue.

STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE

The issue presented in this matter is whether the court can, sua sponte, enhance the sentence of a defendant for the violation of a condition attached by the court to the release of defendant after *42defendant entered into a plea of guilty. At the time of the plea, defendant…