P. v. Williams
On April 22, 2008, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant and appellant Joseph Lee Williams pled guilty to four counts of committing lewd acts with a child under the age of 14 years under Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a).[1] Pursuant to the plea agreement, defendant agreed to a specified prison term of 32 years, subject to a Cruz/Vargas waiver.[2] Pursuant to the Cruz/Vargas waiver, defendant was then released on his own recognizance pending sentencing, with the promise of a reduced prison term of three years if defendant appeared as required on the sentencing date and if defendant committed no new offenses while released pending sentencing.
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