113 Wash. App. 347 - State v. Phelps’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. “on condition that I stipulate to the facts related to that Count as set forth in the Certification for Probable Cause ... in support of the filing of the Criminal Information and any and all related police reports, and with the understanding that the charge described in Count I will not be re-filed against me as long as I do not re-enter any of the Counties of Clallam, Grays, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, after four months have elapsed from the date of my release from incarceration for the charge to which I am pleading guilty; The defendant waives statute of limitations for a period of ten years.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Phelps

2. “With the twin exceptions of prior convictions and information relevant to the plea agreement, no restrictions are placed on the subject matter of plea agreements and, subject to the strictures of the prosecuting standards and judicial approval, prosecutors and defense attorneys ... may reach agreements as to any of the traditional subjects of plea bargaining.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Phelps

3. “The defendant agrees to extend the statute of limitation for refiling Count I for a period of 7 years from this Judgment and Sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Phelps