OPINION OF THE COURT Wachtler, J. The question , on this appeal is whether a court which mistakenly sentenced a defendant to three years, instead of eight years as agreed at the time of plea, could correct its error a few months later without violating either the statutory prohibition against changing sentences (GPL 430.10) or the defendant’s constitutional rights under the double jeopardy clause. The trial…
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