Can a defendant waive a waiver in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dabbs, F073976 (Cal. App. 2017):
2. People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754. A Harvey waiver is a defendant's agreement, as part of a plea bargain, to allow the sentencing court to consider the facts that supported dismissed counts. Harvey bars this absent the defendant's consent. (People v. Munoz (2007) 155 Cal.App.4th 160, 166-167.)
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