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1) (Article III "case" or controversy); see also Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) 215 ("case" is a "gene

adversarial dispute where one party purposefully invokes the judicial power seeking an adjudication of their rights and obligations. Id.; see also Black's at 215 (defining "case" as "a question contested before a court of justice"). This general understanding is equally applicable to criminal proceedi

ation, but it later appeared that would be an illegal sentence in this case, and thus only adequate remedy is to allow defendant to withdraw plea); Craig v. People, 986 P.2d 951, 959-60 (Colo. 1999) (because "neither the prosecutor nor the trial court have authority to modify or waive the mandatory parole perio

500 S. Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 E-mail: E-mail: Attorneys for the Government Roy Black, Esq. Jackie Perczek, Esq. Black, Srebnick, Komspan & Stumpf, P.A. 201 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 1300 i i FL 33131 ia Martin G. Weinberg, P.C. 20 Park Plaza Suite 1000 B°

v. 25 EFTA00178081 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 77 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/02/2011 Page 26 of 29 Cooper, 70 F.3d 563, 567 (le Cir. 1995); Craig v. People, 986 P.2d 951, 959-60 (Colo. 1999)). The Government, however, seeks to escape from the general rule that illegal plea arrangements can be invalidat

49 placing of the parties to it in status quo." Black's Law Dictionary (4th ed. 1968). "The effect of

resent here, that a court cannot enforce facially invalid plea agreements that contain illegal terms or omit the required components of a sentence. Craig v. People, 986 P.2d 951, 959-60 (Colo. 1999) (court cannot enforce a plea 28 EFTA00299048 agreement that waives the mandatory parole period); State v. Garc

820-8777 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: ann.marie.c.villafanaeusdoj.gov Attorneys for the Government Roy Black, Esq. Jackie Perczek, Esq. Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A. 201 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 1300 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 37106421 (305) 358-2006 Martin G. Weinberg, P.

equitable claim Epstein has for specific performance of the non-prosecution agreement disappears. Other cases reach similar conclusions. See, e.g., Craig v. People, 986 P.2d 951, 959-60 (Colo. 1999) (because "neither the prosecutor nor the trial court have authority to modify or waive the mandatory parole peri