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SD Supreme Court: Circuit Judge Not Bound By Sentence Cap In Plea Agreement

SD Department of Corrections

A violent prison inmate has failed in his bid to get a shorter sentence. The South Dakota Supreme Court has found that the sentencing judge was not bound to honor a plea agreement the inmate made with the prosecutor.

Antonio Ledbetter is serving 45 years, but he says the judge reneged on a deal to sentence him to 30 years.

SDPB's Victoria Wicks has this report.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.