Alabama v. Smith

Alabama v. Smith
Alabama v. Smith
	Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 1989
Full case name	Alabama v. Smith
Citations	490 U.S. 794 (more)
Holding
	If a criminal defendant received a sentence after a guilty plea but withdrew that plea and was convicted at trial, the judge may hand down a more severe sentence.
Court membership
	Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White; Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun; John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor; Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Case opinions
Majority	Rehnquist
Dissent	Marshall
	This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings
	Simpson v. Rice

Alabama v. Smith, 490 U.S. 794 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, if a criminal defendant received a sentence after a guilty plea but withdrew that plea and was convicted at trial, the judge may hand down a more severe sentence.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Alabama v. Smith, 490 U.S. 794 (1989)
^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Sentencing". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 456.

External links

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[1] Alabama v. Smith, 490 U.S. 794 (1989)

[2] Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Sentencing". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 456.

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