Plea bargaining: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Plea bargaining,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

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All 31 decisions, newest first

• Class v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 798Decided February 21, 20186–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Burt v. Titlow
  571 U.S. 12Decided November 5, 20139–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• James Benjamin Puckett v. United States
  556 U.S. 129Decided March 25, 20097–2Antonin Scalia
• Margaret Bradshaw v. John David Stumpf
  545 U.S. 175Decided June 13, 20059–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Carlos Dominguez Benitez
  542 U.S. 74Decided June 14, 20049–0David H. Souter
• United States v. Angela Ruiz
  536 U.S. 622Decided June 24, 20029–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Salvador Godinez v. Richard Allan Moran
  509 U.S. 389Decided June 24, 19937–2Clarence Thomas
• Al C. Parke v. Ricky Harold Raley
  506 U.S. 20Decided December 1, 19929–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Hill v. Lockhart
  474 U.S. 52Decided November 18, 19859–0William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Benchimol
  471 U.S. 453Decided May 12, 19857–2Per curiam
• Mabry v. Johnson
  467 U.S. 504Decided June 11, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Marshall v. Lonberger
  459 U.S. 422Decided February 22, 19835–4William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Goodwin
  457 U.S. 368Decided June 18, 19827–2John Paul Stevens
• Corbitt v. New Jersey
  439 U.S. 212Decided December 11, 19786–3Byron R. White
• Bordenkircher v. Hayes
  434 U.S. 357Decided January 18, 19785–4Potter Stewart
• Blackledge v. Allison
  431 U.S. 63Decided May 2, 19778–0Potter Stewart
• Hutto v. Ross
  429 U.S. 28Decided November 1, 19768–1Per curiam
• Henderson v. Morgan
  426 U.S. 637Decided June 17, 19767–2John Paul Stevens
• Blackledge v. Perry
  417 U.S. 21Decided May 20, 19747–2Potter Stewart
• Tollett v. Henderson
  411 U.S. 258Decided April 17, 19736–3William H. Rehnquist
• Dukes v. Warden
  406 U.S. 250Decided May 15, 19727–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Santobello v. New York
  404 U.S. 257Decided December 20, 19714–3Warren E. Burger
• North Carolina v. Alford
  400 U.S. 25Decided November 23, 19706–3Byron R. White
• Brady v. United States
  397 U.S. 742Decided May 4, 19708–0Byron R. White
• McMann v. Richardson
  397 U.S. 759Decided May 4, 19705–3Byron R. White
• Parker v. North Carolina
  397 U.S. 790Decided May 4, 19705–3Byron R. White
• Boykin v. Alabama
  395 U.S. 238Decided June 2, 19696–2William O. Douglas
• McCarthy v. United States
  394 U.S. 459Decided April 2, 19699–0Earl Warren
• Nagelberg v. United States
  377 U.S. 266Decided May 25, 19649–0Per curiam
• Machibroda v. United States
  368 U.S. 487Decided February 19, 19626–3Potter Stewart
• United States ex Rel. Smith v. Baldi
  344 U.S. 561Decided February 9, 19536–3Stanley F. Reed

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error