Supreme Court of Connecticut· 9/4/2007

State v. Rivers

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931 A.2d 185
283 Conn. 713
2007 Conn. LEXIS 367

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stating principle with respect to plea and cooperation agreements, and citing other relevant cases
terms of plea agreements should be stated clearly and unambig- uously, so that defendant knows what is expected from him and what to expect in return
‘‘[b]ecause the government ordinarily has certain awesome advantages in bargaining power, any ambiguities in the [plea] agreement must be resolved in favor of the defendant’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
state's duty to ensure plea agreement is clear
state’s duty to ensure plea agreement is clear

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Judges: Borden, Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella

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