United States v. I. H. Hammerman, II

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• holding prosecutor lacked power to assure defendant that court would accept recommendation for sentence; proper remedy is to withdraw guilty plea
• noting that it does not matter that the prosecutor’s \prediction or promise was made in good faith; what matters is it was probably relied upon\ by the defendant in deciding to plead guilty (citations omitted)
• describing when a prosecutor’s “prediction” might cause reliance and become “an essential element of the plea bargain”
• prosecutor lacked power to assure defendant that court would accept recommendation for sentence; proper remedy is to withdraw guilty plea

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