Supreme Court of Colorado· 3/28/1988

People v. MacRander

Citations

756 P.2d 356
12 Brief Times Rptr. 492
1988 Colo. LEXIS 40
1988 WL 25114

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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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