· 8/25/1972
William Johnson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Citations
- 466 F.2d 478
- 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 7762
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding plea bargaining analogous to promissory estoppel; the law sanctions the bargain if \real\ and not a mere figment
- “The federal trial court found that [the defendant] accepted the offer by pleading guilty.”
- discussing promissory es-toppel in a plea agreement setting
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Judges: Brown, Goldberg, Morgan
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