CORTIÑAS, Judge.
The defendant, James Wilson ("Wilson"), appeals on the ground that he was subjected to vindictive sentencing when the trial court imposed a ninety year sentence for a probation violation after he was offered, and indicated his acceptance of, a guilty plea which would have resulted in sixty-seven months incarceration. We agree.
"Judicial participation in plea negotiations followed by a harsher sentence is one of the circumstances that...
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