California Court of Appeal

PEOPLE v. MCCLELLAN, B144957

Where there is a plea bargain entered into by the parties, the prosecution is estopped from complaining of the sentence imposed pursuant to the plea bargain, even if the trial court holds that the application of the agreement's maximum sentence would be unconstitutionally excessive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/11/2002
• Published 03/11/2002

Judges

• NOTT, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steve Cooley, District Attorney, Brentford J. Ferreira and Linda C. Puentes, Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael P. Judge, Public Defender, Diane Butko and Albert J. Menaster, Deputy Public Defenders, for Defendant and Respondent.