MABRY V. JOHNSON
467 U.S. 504 (1984)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This is an appeal from the granting of a writ of habeas corpus.
FACTS: Johnson (D) was tried and convicted of burglary, assault, and murder, all stemming
from the same incident. The murder conviction was set aside by the Arkansas Supreme Court.
While D was serving time for the burglary and assault convictions, a deputy prosecutor
offered his counsel a bargain: a concurrent sentence in exchange for a plea of guilty on the
murder charge. D's counsel gave him the offer the next day, and D accepted. However, when
D's counsel approached the prosecutor, he was told that a mistake had been made and the
offer was withdrawn. The prosecutor gave a new offer of a consecutive sentence. D refused
and went to trial. The judge declared a mistrial on the second day, and plea negotiations
resumed. This time, D accepted the same offer he had previously rejected. The federal Court
of Appeals reversed on habeas review, concluding that fairness precluded the prosecution's
withdrawal of a plea proposal once accepted by D.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
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LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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