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STATE v. PITT

No. 99, September Term, 2003.

891 A.2d 312 (2006)

390 Md. 697

STATE of Maryland v. Charles Lee PITT.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 1, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Grill Graeff, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., on brief), for petitioner.

Mark Colvin, Asst. Public Defender (Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender, on brief), for respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, GREENE, JOHN C. ELDRIDGE (retired, specially assigned), JJ.

BELL, C.J.

The plea agreement plays a crucial role in the administration of both this State's and the nation's criminal justice system. State v. Brockman, 277 Md. 687, 692-693, 357 A.2d 376 (1976). Indeed, courts have stated that plea agreements "eliminate many of the risks, uncertainties and practical burdens of trial, permit the judiciary and prosecution...

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