Bordenkircher v. Hayes
- Decided
- March 6, 1978
- Docket
- 76-1334
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that plea bargaining does not violate the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination — McKune v. Lile (2002)
- holding that despite prosecutor’s concession that indictment was influenced by his desire to induce a guilty plea, that alone did not rise to actual vindictiveness — Anthony Barritt v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections (2020)
- holding that plea bargaining, although impacting the degree of punishment, is unlikely to drive a defendant “to false self-condemnation” — Johnson v. Fabian (2006)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*358] Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
The question in this case is whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a state prosecutor carries out a threat made during plea negotiations to reindict the accused on more serious charges if he does not plead guilty to the offense with which he was originally charged.
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Bordenkircher v. Hayes, 434 U.S. 357 (1978)Read the full opinion
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