168 So. 3d 839 - State v. Respert’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “The test for the validity of a guilty plea does not depend on whether the trial court specifically informed the defendant of every element of the offense. Rather, .the defendant must establish that he lacked awareness of the essential nature of the offense to which he was pleading. Violations of Article 556.1 that do not rise to the level of 1 uBoykin violations are subject to harmless error analysis. To determine whether a violation of Article 556.1 is harmless, the proper inquiry is whether the defendant’s knowledge and comprehension of the full and correct information would have likely affected his willingness to plead guilty.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 184 So. 3d 837 - State v. Faggard · 219 So. 3d 1200 - State v. Meadows

2. “■A, In a felony case, the court shall not accept a plea of guilty or nolo con-tendere without first addressing the defendant personally in open court and-informing him of,-and determining that he understands, all of the following: (1) The nature of the charge to which ■the plea is offered, the mandatory minimum penalty provided by law, if any, and the maximum possible penalty provided by law. [Emphasis added.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 184 So. 3d 837 - State v. Faggard · 219 So. 3d 1200 - State v. Meadows

3. “has cast an advocate's eye over the trial record and considered whether any ruling made by the trial court, subject to the contemporaneous objection rule, had a significant, adverse impact on shaping the evidence presented to the jury for its consideration.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 259 So. 3d 620 - State v. Ordon