Mississippi Supreme Court· 3/31/1994

Lanier v. State

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635 So. 2d 813
1994 WL 107975

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holding that such an agreement was void against public policy, given that the sentencing statute did not provide for the sentence of life in prison without parole
explaining that, because the agreement is void ab initio, “both parties are placed back in the positions which they occupied prior to entering into the agreement”
noting that a sentence beyond the statutory prescription is unenforceable as it violates public policy; this is so even where the unauthorized sentence arises out of a contract between defendant and State
noting that a sentence beyond the statutory prescription is unenforceable as it violates public policy; this is so even where the unauthorized sentence arises out of a contract between defendant and State
explaining that, because the agreement is void ab initio, “both parties 21 Case: 10-70030 Document: 00512675945 Page: 22 Date Filed: 06/25/2014 No. 10-70030 are placed back in the positions which they occupied prior to entering into the agreement”
reaching an identical conclusion and holding that sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole was contrary to public policy because it was not authorized by statute

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