California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Twiggs v. Superior Court, 194 Cal.Rptr. 152, 34 Cal.3d 360, 667 P.2d 1165 (Cal. 1983):
[34 Cal.3d 371] Thus, Bordenkircher v. Hayes specifically did not decide the issue of vindictiveness presented in a case such as this, where the record suggests that the more serious charges were not part of the "give-and-take" of plea negotiations. Rather, in this case, the circumstances strongly suggest that the prosecutor unilaterally imposed a penalty in response to the defendant's insistence on facing a jury retrial. This conclusion is buttressed by the other circumstances surrounding the prosecutor's action, particularly, as we have noted, the fact that the prosecution had been unable to secure a conviction in the first trial.
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