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Smith v. Stegall, No. 02-2441 (6th Cir.) (385 F.3d 993) (August 4, 2004) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman)

Loaded on Nov. 1, 2004 published in Punch and Jurists November 01, 2004
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentencing Goals/Purposes/Practices.

In a case that shows how easy it is to use the bait-and-switch technique in negotiating a plea agreement, the Sixth Circuit held that the prosecutor did not breach the plea agreement by promising not to seek a life sentence and then seeking 70-100 years.

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