State v. Wright

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Judge.

The State appeals the trial court’s order dismissing a charge of possession of a controlled substance against Timothy Wright on the basis that the State breached its plea agreement that no such charge would be filed. We find that the filing of the charge did breach the plea agreement and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the charge. Affirmed.

Facts

Wright was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. A search of Wright’s person incident to the arrest uncovered a bag containing a white powdery substance. Wright admitted that the…