Ingram v. Henderson’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. ““The rule has long been firmly established and settled that a plea of guilty, understandingly and voluntarily entered on the advice of counsel, constitutes an admission of all facts alleged and a waiver of all non-jurisdictional and procedural defects and constitutional infirmities, if any, in any prior stage of the proceeding. State ex rel. Edmondson v. Henderson, 220 Tenn. 605 , 421 S.W.2d 635 ; Reed v. Henderson, 385 F.2d 995 (6th Cir. 1967); Moore v. Rodriguez, 376 F.2d 817 (10th Cir. 1967); Briley v. Wilson, 376 F.2d 802 (9th Cir. 1967); Salazar v. Rodriguez, 371 F.2d 726 (10th Cir. 1967); McCord and Anglin v. Henderson, 384 F.2d 135 (6th Cir. 1967); Gray v. Johnson, 354 F.2d 986 (6th Cir. 1965); Gallegos v. Cox, 358 F.2d 703 (10th Cir. 1966). “Following inexorably from the rule that a voluntary and knowledgeable plea of guilty waives all prior non-jurisdictional and procedural defects and constitutional infirmities, if any, such a plea also constitutes a waiver of alleged prior involuntary custodial confessions or admissions. A guilty-plea conviction is based entirely upon the plea. Such a plea constitutes a conviction in and of itself and is conclusive. Brooks v. State, 187 Tenn. 67 , 213 S.W.2d 7 ; State ex rel. Barnes v. Henderson, 220 Tenn. 719 , 423 S.W.2d 497 ; Reed v. Henderson, supra; Kercheval v. United States, 274 U.S. 220 , 47 S.Ct. 582 , 71 L.Ed. 1009 ; Machibroada [Machibroda] v. United States, 368 U.S. 487 , 82 S.Ct. 510 , 7 L.Ed.2d 473 . Having entered su”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 4 Tenn. Crim. App. 204 - Ellis v. State