Legal Opinion
Sweetwine v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 13, 1979No. 753, September Term, 1978PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoylan, J.
May a defendant strike a bargain with the State, repudiate that bargain so far as his obligations under it are concerned and yet retain all of the advantages he ostensibly bargained for? The answer is an immediate and absolute, “No.” Bargaining in bad faith will not be countenanced, let alone rewarded, on either side of the trial table. Appropriate are the words of Cardozo, “Justice, though due to the accused, is due to the accuser also____We are to keep the balance true.” Snyder v. Massachusetts, 291 U. S. 97, 54 S. Ct. 330, 78 L. Ed. 674.
The Appellant, Timothy Sweetwine, was indicted by a…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by26 opinions
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