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My question involves criminal law for the state of: NJ...A plea deal was excepted in a first time (person had not criminal offenses in his past) criminal case. The plea deal is 5 years with a 25 month stipulation. A guilty plea was excepted by the court and judge. Can a judge reduce, minimize or change the plea deal to the better of the criminal at the sentencing time.
The judge has the right to reject the plea if the judge feels like the sentence inappropriate. However, its rare for a judge to reject a plea and issue a lesser sentence instead. In the rare case that the judge rejects the plea, its usually in exchange for a higher sentence or a proceed to trial.