Springstead v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court imposing the maximum sentence of four and one-half to five years in connection with Defendant's plea of guilty to failure to register as a sex offender, holding that Defendant's failure to comply with the bond conditions contained in the plea agreement released the State from its obligation to recommend a reduced sentence.
Defendant entered into a plea agreement with the State where, in exchange for his guilty plea, the State agreed to recommend a two-to three-year sentence, suspended in favor of two years of probation. The agreement incorporated Defendant's bond conditions requiring that he not be arrested or cited for a violation of the law. Before he was sentenced, Defendant received two citations for criminal trespass and one for false reporting. At sentencing, the State recommended that Defendant be sentenced to four to five years in prison. After he was sentenced, Defendant appealed, arguing that the State breached the plea agreement. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Defendant's breach of the plea agreement released the State from its obligation to recommend a reduced sentence.
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