Santobello v. New York, No. 70-98 (U.S. Supreme Court) (404 U.S. 257; 92 S.Ct. 495) (December 20, 1971) (Justice Burger)
In this seminal case on guilty pleas, the Court held that when 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.
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