¶ 1. DIANE S. SYKES, J.
The issue in this case is whether an increased sentence imposed upon the defendant following a successful appeal was presumptively vindictive, in violation of the defendant's right to due process, and, if so, whether the presumption was overcome by adequate, objective new factors in the record justifying the longer, post-appeal sentence. Under the circumstances here, we conclude that the longer sentence violated due process.
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