Chavous v. State

RIDGELY, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant John Chavous appeals the Superior Court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to the charge of Robbery in the First Degree. Chavous argues that the Superior Court abused its discretion in denying his request because the State breached the plea agreement. The State contended before the Superior Court that Chavous breached the plea agreement.

In this Opinion, we apply the same standard of review for an alleged breach of a plea agreement by the State or a defendant and place responsibility on the trial court to determine whether a breach occurred.…