JOHNSON v. COMMONWEALTH


201 S.E.2d 594 (1974)

William Edward JOHNSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 14, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. O'Connell, Jr., Arlington, for plaintiff in error.

Gilbert W. Haith, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN and POFF, JJ.


HARMAN, Justice.

Here we must determine whether the prosecuting officer failed to comply with a plea bargain agreement1 and, if so, whether the defendant had a right to withdraw his guilty plea which was induced, in part at least, by such agreement.

William Edward Johnson (defendant) was arrested in a narcotics raid in Arlington County on June 12, 1972, and charged with possession of...

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