Virginia Supreme Court Announces Parties Are Free to Renegotiate Plea Agreement Not Already Accepted by Trial Court, Which May Not Enforce Original Plea Against Parties’ Wishes by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of Virginia held that a trial court erred by enforcing a plea agreement after the …

First Circuit: Defendant Did Not Understand Consequences of Guilty Plea Because District Court and Counsel Led Him to Reasonably Believed Plea Agreement Would Result in Sentence Below Applicable Mandatory Minimum by David Reutter by David M. Reutter   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a defendant’s …