DENNIS, Justice.
This criminal appeal raises the question: may a judge cancel a plea bargain upon his finding the defendant unsuitable for the promised sentence and impose a heavier sentence, without according the defendant either a hearing or an opportunity to withdraw the guilty plea? We vacate the sentence and remand for further proceedings. Due process will not allow a judge to cancel a plea agreement without a contradictory hearing or permit him to impose a heavier...
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