Thomas v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
October 2004
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on North Carolina v. Alford · 222 Ga. App. 168 - Beck v. State · 211 Ga. App. 716 - Freeman v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“In Alford, the Supreme Court held that a claim of innocence coupled with a guilty plea does not necessarily demonstrate that the plea was not free and voluntary. No constitutional error exists in accepting such a plea when the defendant intelligently concludes it is in his best interest and the judge has inquired into the factual basis for the plea and sought to resolve the conflict between the plea and the claim of innocence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Wynn v. State
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