Griffin v. State

1 Citing case

  1. Jones v. State

    214 So. 3d 380 (Ala. Crim. App. 2015)

    ng that the defendant was allowed to withdraw plea where the defendant entered into a plea agreement with the State in which the State agreed to recommend a sentence of 15 years' imprisonment but the trial court rejected the recommended sentence and sentenced the defendant to 25 years' imprisonment, even though the defendant was advised and understood before he entered his plea that the trial court was not bound by the recommendation of the State); Moore v. State, 719 So.2d 269 (Ala.Crim.App.1998) (holding that the defendant was allowed to withdraw plea where the defendant entered into a plea agreement with the State in which the State agreed to recommend a sentence of four years' imprisonment and plea agreement did not mention split sentence, and the trial court sentenced the defendant to four years' imprisonment but split the sentence and ordered the defendant to serve three years in confinement, thus depriving the defendant of the opportunity to earn correctional incentive time); Griffin v. State, 740 So.2d 1141 (Ala.Crim.App.1998) (same as Moore ); Clark v. State, 655 So.2d 49 (Ala.Crim.App.1994), on return to remand, 655 So.2d 50 (Ala.Crim.App.1995) (holding that the defendant was allowed to withdraw plea where the defendant entered into plea agreement with the State in which the State agreed to recommend a sentence of three years' imprisonment but the trial court rejected the State's recommendation and sentenced the defendant to eight years' imprisonment); Edwards v. State, 581 So.2d 1260 (Ala.Crim.App.), on return to remand, 586 So.2d 1008 (Ala.Crim.App.1991) (holding that the defendant was allowed to withdraw plea where the defendant entered into a plea agreement with the State in which the State agreed to recommend a sentence of 10 years' imprisonment but the trial court rejected the State's recommendation and sentenced the defendant to 30 years' imprisonment); Bland v. State, 565 So.2d 1240 (Ala.Crim.App.1990) (holding that the defendant was allowed to withdraw plea where the defendant entered into a plea