Criminal
Nov. 12, 2016
Prosecutors cannot break plea deal when resentencing, court rules
State prosecutors cannot rescind a plea deal when a defendant who pled guilty to a felony seeks a lesser sentence under Proposition 47, the state Supreme Court held Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Prosecutors cannot rescind a plea deal when a defendant who pled guilty to a felony seeks a lesser sentence under Proposition 47, the state Supreme Court held Thursday.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal had held that prosecutors could withdraw from a plea bargain and reinstate criminal charges against defendant Morris Glen Harris Jr., who was eligible for Prop. 47 relief.
The high court unani...
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