Can a sentencing court impose a sentence greater than that bargained for, when the plea agreement contains a sentence increase provision, which was triggered by defendant's failure to appear at the scheduled sentence?
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As the result of an armed robbery (sawed-off rifle) at a McDonald's Restaurant, defendant was charged by indictment...
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