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Article: GUILTY PLEA IS VALID IF CHARGE IS EXPLAINED
- Article from:
- Juvenile Justice Digest
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright Washington Crime News Service Jul 1, 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Supreme Court decided a guilty plea is valid when the defendant's counsel has explained the elements of the charge to the defendant.
A guilty plea cannot be "collaterally attacked" in an appellate court on the ground that the defendant made "a bad deal," the justices said.
John Stumpf and a confederate entered the home of a couple with intent to commit robbery. During the course of the crime, Stump and his partner shot to death the couple,
At trial, there was disputed evidence over whether Stumpf or his partner fired the fatal shots. Since Ohio treats abetting homicide as a murder offense, ...