SER Bryan D. Thompson v. Hon. Joseph C. Pomponio, Judge

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• rejecting State’s argument that language of plea agreement was ambiguous, and holding that any ambiguity must be construed against State
• rejecting State’s argument that language of plea agreement was ambiguous, and holding that any ambiguity must be construed against State
• rejecting State’s argument that language of plea agreement was ambiguous, and holding that any ambiguity must be construed against State
• “[T]he burden of insuring both precision and clarity in a plea agreement is imposed on the State. Consequently, the existence of ambiguity in a court-approved plea agreement will be construed against the State and in favor of the defendant.”
• “‘A prosecuting attorney or his successor is bound to the terms of a plea agreement once the defendant enters a plea of guilty or otherwise acts to his substantial detriment in reliance thereon. Syllabus, State ex rel. Gray v. McClure, 161 W. Va. 488, 242 S.E.2d 704 (1978
• “ ‘A prosecuting attorney or his successor is bound to the terms of a plea agreement once the defendant enters a plea of guilty or otherwise acts to his substantial detriment in reliance there on. Syllabus, State ex rel. Gray v. McClure, 161 W.Va. 488, 242 S.E.2d 704 (1978

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