Buchanan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Where a defendant states that he understands the nature and elements of the crime charged, and he further states that he understands that his guilty plea is an admission of the truth of the matters contained within the criminal information filed against him, such admission is sufficient to establish a factual basis for the plea. Here, as the Record indicates, Buchanan stated he understood the elements the State would be required to prove, and that by his guilty plea he would be admitting the truth of these allegations. These admissions provide a sufficient factual basis for Buchanan’s subsequent guilty plea.”

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

2. “[slince the trial court's decision is supported by Buchanan's statements and admissions and other evidence in the Record, we cannot say the trial court erred as a matter of law.”

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