STATE v. POPE

No. 2094-2.

17 Wn. App. 609 (1977)

564 P.2d 1179

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. WILLIAM LANG POPE, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

May 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Midgley and Allen M. Ressler, for appellant.

Donald Herron, Prosecuting Attorney, and Joseph D. Mladinov, Senior Deputy, for respondent.


PEARSON, J.

Quaere: Where, at the time a plea of guilty is entered pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant is misinformed as to the length of a mandatory minimum sentence prescribed by law, is the trial court required at defendant's election to allow specific performance of the plea agreement; or does the trial court have discretion to vacate the plea and allow defendant to plead anew?

The facts giving rise to this issue are as follows. On May 13, 1974, defendant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases