California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dixon, F061858 (Cal. App. 2013):
be a fact, that following trial defendant received a more severe sentence than he was offered during plea negotiations does not in itself support the inference that he was penalized for exercising his constitutional rights." (People v. Szeto (1981) 29 Cal.3d 20, 35.) Indeed, "it is clear that under appropriate circumstances a defendant may receive a more severe sentence following trial than he would have received had he pleaded guilty; the trial itself may reveal more adverse information about him than was previously known." (In re Lewallen, supra, 23 Cal.3d at p. 281.)
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