Watts v. Brewer’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “... a defendant is to be informed of the full consequences of his plea, but not necessarily the full consequences of all his future actions. But in this case, there was nothing to speculate about.... Thus, the trial court was well aware that Watts’ plea could be used as a basis for a charge of parole violation, but failed to advise him of this. There was no need for the trial court to speculate about future actions of Watts; on the basis of the discussions of Watts’ parole status, the trial court knew that the plea of guilty to OMVUI was tantamount to a plea of guilty to parole violation, and the judge’s failure to inform Watts of this, particularly when Watts was unassisted by counsel, rendered the plea of guilty constitutionally inadmissible in Watts’ subsequent trial for parole violation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 536 F. Supp. 586 - Allen v. Hadden

2. “Out of just consideration for persons accused of crime, courts are careful that a plea of guilty shall not be accepted unless made voluntarily after proper advice and with full understanding of the consequences.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 536 F. Supp. 586 - Allen v. Hadden