Hayes v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “effectively advised Hayes that it had no intention of probating or suspending any portion of his sentence if he proceeded to trial, stating that he would spend “every day of [the 20-year sentence] in prison.’’And this impermissible participation by the trial court in the plea-negotiation process “rendered the resulting guilty plea involuntary””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hayes

2. “[d]ue to the force and majesty of the judiciary, a trial court’s participation in the plea negotiation may skew the defendant’s decision-making and render the plea involuntary because a defendant may disregard proper considerations and waive rights based solely on the trial court’s stated inclination as to sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Winfrey v. the State