The People of the State of New York v. Danny G.

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that a sentencing court must honor a plea agreement when the defendant has fulfilled his part, and that adverse information in the presentence report that is not significant does not justify deviating from the agreed sentence. The Court reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for resentencing to probation, noting a dissent that argued the majority improperly substituted its judgment for the lower courts.