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See State v. Wukawitz , , 519 (Minn. 2003) (holding that imposition of a conditional-release period that does not strictly comply with statute is allowed when withdrawal of a plea would unduly prejudice the state, and expressly limiting the holding to situations where impo sition of a conditional-release period would violate the plea agreement); -75 (Minn. 2000) (stating that a p lea agreement was not violated when unaccounted-for conditional- release term exceeded the plea agreement’s maximum t

An unfulfilled plea agreemen t is not always rendered involuntary such that it requires withdrawal; rather, if a “plea agreem ent has been breached, the court may allow withdrawal of the plea, order specific performan ce, or alter the sentence if appropriate.” State v. Brown , Jumping Eagle, d at 43 (“[P]ossible remedies include requiring specific performance of the agreement, altering the sentence, or allowing the plea to be withdraw n.”).

When such a promise is breached, a court “ ‘may allow withdrawal of the plea, order specific performance, or alter the sentence if appropriate.’” - 29 (Minn. 2005) (quoting State v. Brown , ).

In determining whether a plea agreement was violated, appellate courts examine “what the parties to [the] plea bargain reas onably understood to be the terms of the agreement.” State v. Brown , (alteration in original) (quotation omitted).

“What the parties agreed to in volves an issue of fact to be resolved by the district court.”

When reviewing the voluntariness of a plea, appellate courts examine the record to ensure “that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” State v. Brown , (quotation omitted).

See Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742, 750, 90 S. Ct. 1463, 1470 (1970) (“[A ]gents of the State may not produce a plea by actual or thr eatened physical harm or by mental coercion overbearing the will of the defendant.”); (“A guilty plea cannot be induced by unfulfilled or unfulfillable promises .

50, 90 S. Ct. 1463, 1470 (1970) (“[A]gents of the State may not produce a plea by actual or threatened physical harm or by mental coercion overbearing the will of the defendant.”); (noting the fact that a defendant denied 7 that he had been “subjected to threats or promises” was further evidence that his plea was voluntary); (“A guilty plea cannot be induced by unfulfilled or unfulfillable promises .

42, 750, 90 S. Ct. 1463, 1470 (1970) (“[A]gents of the State may not produce a plea by actual or threatened physical harm or by mental coercion overbearing the will of the defendant.”); (noting the fact that a defendant denied that he had been “subjected to threats or promises” was further evidence that his plea was voluntary); d 670, 674 (Minn. 2000) (“A guilty plea cannot be induced by unfulfilled or unfulfillable promises .

“In determining whether a plea agreement was violated, courts look to what the parties to the plea bargain reasonably understood to be the terms of the agreement.” (quotation omitted).

“‘[W]hen a plea rests in any significant degree on a promise or agreement of the prosecutor, so that it can be said to be part of the inducement or consideration, such promise must be fulfilled.’” (alteration in original) (quoting Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257, 262, 92 S. Ct. 495, 499 (1971)).

In order to determine whether the parties have honored a plea agreement, this court first looks to what the parties “reasonably understood to be the terms of the agreement.” (quotation omitted).

“The voluntariness requirement insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.”

“On demonstration that a plea agreement has been breached, the court may allow withdrawal of the plea, order specific performance, or alter the sentence if appropriate.”

If a plea agreement is breached, the defendant’s guilty plea is invalid and the court “may allow withdrawal of the plea, order specific performance, or alter the sentence if appropriate.”

If a plea agreement is breached, the defendant’s guilty plea is invalid and “the court may allow withdrawal of the plea, order specific performance, or alter the sentence if appropriate.”

In order to determine whether the parties have honored a plea agreement, we first look to what the parties “reasonably understood to be the terms of the agreement.” d 670, 674 (Minn. 2000) (quotation omitted).

“The voluntariness 4 requirement insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).

Voluntary “The voluntariness requirement insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).

6 The requirement that a plea be voluntary “insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).

“[W]hat the parties agreed to at the time of the plea agreement is an issue of fact to be resolved by the district court.” ().

Voluntariness The voluntariness requirement of a valid guilty plea “insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).

“The voluntariness requirement insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).

The voluntariness requirement insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any “improper pressures or inducements.”

“The voluntariness requirement insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any 5 improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).

The voluntariness requirement of a valid guilty plea “insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.”

“The voluntariness requirement insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).

The voluntariness requirement of a valid guilty plea “insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).

“The voluntariness requirement insures that a guilty plea is not entered because of any improper pressures or inducements.” (quotation omitted).