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Plea Bargains — Breach: Materiality — Promise Must Induce Plea

State v. Anthony A. Parker, 2001 WI App 111

Issue: Whether transfer to an out-of-state prison breached the plea bargain.

Holding:

¶7 … (I)n order to prevail on a claim of breach of a plea agreement, Parker cannot rely on whatever his ‘reasonable expectations’ might have been at sentencing. Instead, he must show the violation of a specific prosecutorial promise that induced his plea. See State v. Bond, 139 Wis. 2d 179, 187-88, 407 N.W.2d 277 (Ct. App. 1987). In this case, Parker must show that during plea negotiations the prosecutor promised Parker he would serve his sentence in Wisconsin. Here, there is no proof whatsoever that the prosecutor or court promised Parker he would serve his sentence in Wisconsin. Therefore, we conclude that Parker has failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that a material and substantial breach of the agreement occurred. State ex rel. Warren, 219 Wis. 2d at 643.

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