P. v. Batten CA3
Defendant Tristan Demond Batten entered into a negotiated plea agreement with prosecutors in November 2016. Pursuant to the plea agreement, defendant pled guilty to first degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and two counts of second degree robbery, and admitted a firearm allegation. He also agreed to cooperate with the prosecution and testify truthfully against a codefendant and others. The prosecution, for its part, agreed that defendant would be permitted to withdraw his plea to the first degree murder charge upon satisfying his obligations under the agreement. That charge would be dismissed, and defendant would receive a stipulated sentence of nine years.
Plans changed with the passage of Senate Bill No. 1437, which became effective on January 1, 2019. (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) (Stats. 2018, ch. 1015, § 4) (Senate Bill 1437.)
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