---
title: "Mabry v. Johnson"
citation: "Mabry v. Johnson, 467 U.S. 504 (1984)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-MABRY-467-US-504"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-467/pdf/USREPORTS-467-504.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-MABRY-467-US-504/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
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links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Mabry v. Johnson

## Holding used

An unexecuted plea offer has no freestanding constitutional significance, and the defendant had no constitutional right to performance of an offer withdrawn before plea entry.

## Material limitation

The case does not displace counsel duties under later decisions or enforcement of promises that actually induced an entered plea.

## Official source and pinpoints

467 U.S. 504, 507–11 (1984): <https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-467/pdf/USREPORTS-467-504.pdf>


## Used in

- [Plea Negotiations, Plea Agreements, and Rule 11](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/plea-negotiations-agreements-and-rule-11.md)