970 So. 2d 707 - State v. Hines’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
November 2011
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Oliveaux · State v. Weiland · 776 So. 2d 443 - State v. Givens · State v. Chisley · 864 So. 2d 824 - State v. Quinones
Most-quoted passages
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“Criminal plea agreements are analogous to contracts in that they are formed by the consent of the parties established through offer and acceptance. Louisiana courts generally use civil contract law as guidance in determining the validity of plea bargains. State v. Givens, 99-3518 (La.1/17/01), 776 So.2d 443, 445 ; State v. Robinson, 01-946 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1/29/02) , 807 So.2d 1085 , 1089 writ denied, 02-0638 (La.11/1/02), 828 So.2d 563 . Under our civil code an obligation cannot exist without a lawful cause. In La. C.C. art. 1966. La. C.C. art. 1968 provides that “[t]he cause of an obli gation is unlawful when the enforcement of the obligation would produce a result prohibited by law or against public policy””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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