· 3/28/1988
People v. MacRander
Citations
- 756 P.2d 356
- 12 Brief Times Rptr. 492
- 1988 Colo. LEXIS 40
- 1988 WL 25114
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “a defendant’s detrimental reliance need not implicate constitutional rights”
- holding that “a defendant’s detrimental reliance need not implicate constitutional rights”
- “A prosecutor should not fail to comply with a plea agreement, unless a defendant fails to comply ... or other extenuating circumstances are present.”
- “[W]e focus on the meaning a reasonable person might attach to the language of the agreement.”
- \ [W] e focus on the meaning a reasonable person might attach to the language of the agreement.\
- as a matter of due process, governmental promises, such as those made in plea negotiations, are enforceable to the extent that a defendant detrimentally relied on them
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Judges: Rovira
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