State v. Freeman

I cannot subscribe to the thoughts expressed by my brother Doris and those of the Chief Justice.

I would first note that I am not convinced as to the extent of the sentencing justice’s participation in the actual hammering out of the bargain reached in the case at bar. While the prosecutor at the February 26, 1973 hearing did state that the guilty pleas had been negotiated between defense counsel and “myself and the Court,” it *541is by no means clear from the record before us as to just what part the sentencing judge played in formulating a proposal which called for a reduction of one charge and…