McElwee

People v. McElwee

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128 Cal. App. 4th 1348·2005 Cal. App. LEXIS 697·2005 Daily Journal DAR 5071·27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 448·2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3717
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 6, 2005B177372California1,514 words

Opinion

Opinion

Epstein, J.

Dwayne McElwee appeals from an order of the superior court denying a writ of error coram nobis. For reasons explained in the opinion, we affirm the order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

On April 20, 2004, Dwayne McElwee filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis to vacate the judgment entered against him on March 5, 1984. McElwee asserted in the petition that on March 5, 1984, pursuant to a plea bargain, he pled guilty to second degree murder for the murder of Gary Morris committed September 30, 1981, a lesser offense to the charged crime of first degree murder. As part of the bargain, a firearm use allegation was stricken. McElwee was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 15 years to life in prison. On February 4, 2004, the Board of Prison Terms held a subsequent parole hearing and Deputy District Attorney Dave Dahle argued against a parole date. “[T]he same District Attorney’s Office, through its representative Dave Dahle, who 20 years ago, agreed that [McElwee’s] crime was second degree murder and entered into the plea bargain with petitioner, violated . . . McElwee[’s] right to Due Process by taking a different position in front of the Board Panel. Deputy…

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