People v. Barton
Annotate this CaseWhere a defendant negotiates a plea for a stipulated sentence and waives the right to appeal the sentence, the defendant may not take advantage of a favorable sentencing law enacted thereafter (which may otherwise apply retroactively under ordinary circumstances). The Court of Appeal dismissed defendant's appeal, holding that where, as here, the parties' agreement included a specified prison term and a waiver of the right to appeal the sentence, the waiver precluded future challenges to the legality of the agreed-upon period of confinement. In this case, defendant pleaded guilty to furnishing methamphetamine and maintaining a place for the sale of a controlled substance. As part of defendant's plea agreement, she waived her appeal rights and, in return, additional charges were dismissed and she received a stipulated prison sentence.
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