P. v. Gideon
After one judge refused to approve a proposed plea agreement in a murder case, a second judge granted respondent Nathan Gideons motion for specific performance of it. (Pen. Code,[1] 187.) Judgmenta 13-year sentence for voluntary manslaughterwas entered according to the terms of the original plea agreement. (Former 192 [as amended by Stats. 1998, ch. 278, 1].) The People appeal,[2] contending inter alia that Gideon was not entitled to specific performance of the rejected plea agreement, and that the second judge had no power to override the first judges rejection of the proposed plea agreement. Court agree and thus, reverse both the challenged
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