390 Pa. Super. 129 - Commonwealth v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
February 2009
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Commonwealth v. Pierce · Commonwealth v. Durst · Commonwealth v. Pursell · United States v. Robertson
Most-quoted passages
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“[F]irst, whether the accused exhibited an actual subjective expectation to negotiate a plea at the time of the discussion, and second, whether the accused’s expectation was reasonable given the totality of the objective circumstances. Of primary importance in assessing an accused’s subjective expectation of negotiating a plea is whether the Commonwealth showed an interest in participating in such discussions. In line with this reasoning, voluntary, unsolicited statements uttered by an accused to authorities cannot be said to be made in furtherance of striking a plea bargain.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[i]t is only those admissions arising out of and inherent in the plea discussion which are protected by the theory that to permit their admission in evidence at trial, if negotiations fail or the plea is withdrawn, would be to place a chilling effect on such discussions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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