OTT, Chief Judge.
Pursuant to negotiations, appellant agreed to plead nolo contendere and the state agreed to remain silent at appellant's sentencing hearing. The state failed to keep the bargain. Appellant's motion to withdraw his plea was denied. Instead, a new sentencing hearing was scheduled before a successor judge. We reverse.
A defendant should be allowed to withdraw his plea when the terms of a plea bargain are not honored. See, e.g., Nesmith...
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