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· 7/17/1981

Spencer v. Whyte

Citations

  • 280 S.E.2d 591
  • 167 W. Va. 772
  • 1981 W. Va. LEXIS 668

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • where plea bargain agreement imposed incarceration as a condition of pi'obation, Court held that it contained unfulfillable element and had to be set aside
  • “[T]he plea of guilty induced by this illegal plea bargain agreement must be set aside and the sentence based upon the guilty plea voided. This action does not, however, preclude the State from proceeding on the underlying criminal charges.”

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Judges: Miller

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