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, joined by Brennan, White, Blackmun, Stevens, O’Connor, Scalia, Kennedy
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

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

External links

• Text of Alabama v. Smith, 490 U.S. 794 (1989) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia