426 Pa. Super. 555 - Commonwealth v. Flood’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
July 2004
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. United States · Commonwealth v. Pierce · Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. · City of Hazleton v. City Council
Most-quoted passages
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“Rule 319. Pleas and Plea Agreements (a) Generally. Pleas shall be taken in open court. A defendant may plead not guilty, guilty, or, with the consent of the court, nolo contendere. The judge may refuse to accept a plea of guilty, and shall not accept it unless he determines after inquiry of the defendant that the plea is voluntarily and understanding^ tendered. Such inquiry shall appear on the record. If the defendant shall refuse to plead, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty on the defendant's behalf.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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