California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Smith, A147874 (Cal. App. 2018):
1. An open plea is one in which there is no plea agreement with the prosecution and the defendant " 'plead[s] unconditionally, admitting all charges and exposing himself to the maximum possible sentence if the court later chose to impose it.' " (People v. Cuevas (2008) 44 Cal.4th 374, 381, fn. 4.)
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