33 Mass. App. Ct. 553 - Commonwealth v. Payne’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
3
states following
August 2011
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on North Carolina v. Alford · Griffin v. People of the State of Illinois · Bearden v. Georgia · Williams v. Illinois · Commonwealth v. Gomes
Most-quoted passages
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“Here, the plea bargain itself was tantamount to a representation by Payne that he could pay the restitution. Otherwise there would have been no bargain, and sentencing, assuming he were found guilty, would have taken its normal course.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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