On the record before us it clearly appears that an inducement for defendant's plea was the promise of a sentence which would not exceed three years. The sentence imposed, however, may require appellant's incarceration for a period of four years. (Penal Law, §§ 75.00, 75.10.) Since this was not in accord with the plea bargain, the matter must be returned for fulfillment of the sentence promise. (Santobello v. New York,
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