408 U.S. 471 (1972) Cited 10,676 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that parolees "must have an opportunity to be heard and to show . . . that circumstances in mitigation suggest that the violation does not warrant revocation"
Holding that the actual innocence exception applies in non-capital sentencing context when the error is related to the finding of a predicate act forming the basis for enhancement
Holding that "a bargained-for waiver of the right to appeal is ineffective to the extent it impairs the defendant's ability to obtain appellate review" of unwaivable claims
In Outley, the New York Court of Appeals held "proof that [a] defendant actually committed the postplea offense which led to the arrest was not necessary" before a sentencing court could impose an enhanced sentenced based upon a defendant's breach of a "no arrest" plea condition.
Finding court correctly refused to impose original terms of plea agreement after discovering defendant was actually a principal, not a pawn, in a fraudulent scheme, and holding that defendant's refusal to withdraw his plea did not entitle him to specific performance of original plea agreement
Holding that where the plea agreement was ambiguous regarding the consequences of a breach, the State bore the burden for any lack of clarity in the agreement, and it could not be safely said that the defendant voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently waived his right to a jury trial and to be tried on the original charges