Santobello v. New York

Santobello v. New York
Santobello v. New York
	Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 15, 1971; Decided December 20, 1971
Full case name	Santobello v. New York
Citations	404 U.S. 257 (more) 92 S. Ct. 495; 30 L. Ed. 2d 427; 1971 U.S. LEXIS 1
Court membership
	Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr.; Potter Stewart · Byron White; Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Case opinions
Majority	Burger, joined by Douglas, White, Blackmun
Concurrence	Douglas
Concur/dissent	Marshall, joined by Brennan, Stewart

Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257 (1971), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the sentence of the defendant should be vacated because the plea agreement specified that the prosecutor would not recommend a sentence, but the prosecutor breached the agreement by recommending the maximum sentence.

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