In Santobello v. New York (1971), the United States Supreme Court ruled that:

A. when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, it must be fulfilled
B. defendants must uphold the plea agreement or sufer the consequences
C. a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by a defendant who maintains his or her innocence
D. defendants must state that they are voluntarily making a plea of guilty
E. preventive detention can be issued in cases involving juveniles


Ans: A. when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, it must be fulfilled

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