What happens when a defendant breaches a plea agreement before sentencing? In United States v. Hallahan, 2014 WL 744 F.3d 497 (7th Cir. 2014) a defendant reached a plea agreement with the prosecution but fled before sentencing. Twelve years later she was captured and resentenced pursuant to the plea agreement. Although the plea agreement required the prosecution to recommend a lenient sentence, it refused to do so. Should the defendant be held to the terms of the plea agreement?

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