Remedial Law, 2019 Bar — Question B.16-a

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Mr. W was charged with raping his neighbor’s seventeen (17)-year old daughter, AAA. When he was arraigned, Mr. W expressed his desire to plead “guilty,” provided that his sentence be substantially reduced. Both AAA’s mother and the prosecutor were amenable to the proposal. Consequently, the judge entered a plea of guilty for Mr. W and sentenced him to serve a reduced straight penalty of only ten (10) years of imprisonment, as agreed upon. Did the judge properly enter a plea of guilty for Mr. W? Explain.

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