Alabama v. Smith

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{{Infobox SCOTUS case

|Litigants=Alabama v. Smith

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|ArgueYear=

|DecideDate=June 12

|DecideYear=1989

|FullName=Alabama v. Smith

|USVol=490

|USPage=794

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|Holding=If a criminal defendant received a sentence after a guilty plea but withdrew that plea and was convicted at trial, the judge may hand down a more severe sentence.

|Majority=Rehnquist

|JoinMajority=Brennan, White, Blackmun, Stevens, O’Connor, Scalia, Kennedy

|Dissent=Marshall

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|Overturned previous case=Simpson v. Rice

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Alabama v. Smith, 490 U.S. 794 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, if a criminal defendant received a sentence after a guilty plea but withdrew that plea and was convicted at trial, the judge may hand down a more severe sentence.{{ussc|name=Alabama v. Smith|volume=490|page=794|year=1989}}{{Cite book |last=Lieberman |first=Jethro K. |title=A Practical Companion to the Constitution |year=1999 |pages=456|chapter=Sentencing}}