State v. Hance

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• explaining that defendant can waive constitutional or statutory rights if “waiver is knowing, intelligent, and voluntary”
• recognizing \limited usefulness of sentence reconsideration when the sentence is based on a plea agreement\
• stating that although Rule 35 has “limited usefulness” when a plea bargain is involved, “[w]e do not suggest that a sentence adopted pursuant to a plea agreement should never be subject to modification” under § 7042(a) and Rule 35
• noting “our decisions authorize a defendant to waive virtually any right, constitutional or statutory, as long as the waiver is knowing, intelligent, and voluntary” and collecting cases
• rationale of case relied upon by defendant rejected as dicta and because contrary to weight of authority in other jurisdictions
• sentence reconsideration is highly discretionary remedy that does not occupy a central place in the administration of justice

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