Court Opinion

ID: 9785111
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-30 21:04:06.612457+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:36:05.683082
License: Public Domain

Johnson, J.,
¶2. concurring. I concur that the “in open court” waiver requirement contained in V.R.A.R 3(b)(2) should not be applied depending on whether an appeal from a life-imprisonment case has been docketed at this Court, but I fail to see the benefit of applying that requirement in cases such as this, where the defendant has pled guilty to the underlying conviction. In cases where the defendant has entered into a plea agreement that forecloses challenges to the underlying conviction, I see little purpose in mandating a potentially time-consuming *637and costly requirement of a formal waiver following a court colloquy. I recommend that the Criminal Rules Committee take up the issue.