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Kennedy v. State

Citations

  • 297 S.W.3d 338
  • 2009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1438
  • 2009 WL 3365660

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  • holding that a charge bargain constitutes a plea agreement for purposes of Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2)
  • concluding that despite plea papers’ use of term “open plea,” charge-bargain agreement that “effectively capped” defendant’s punishment was governed by Rule 25.2(a)(2)
  • holding that a plea of guilty to one count in exchange for dismissal of two other counts qualified as a charge bargain
  • concluding that despite plea papers’ use of term “open plea,” charge-bargain agreement that “effectively capped” defendant’s punishment was governed by Rule 25.2(a)(2)
  • concluding that a defendant had entered into a plea-bargain agreement subject to Rule 25.2(a)(2) even though his paperwork stated that he had entered an open guilty plea
  • holding that the evidentiary issue was preserved under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(a)(2) because the State and Kennedy entered into a \charge-bargain agreement\ under which the State agreed not to pursue certain charges in exchange for the guilty plea

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Judges: Keasler

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