State v. Conner’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The second aspect of appellant’s initial point requires a more fully developed answer. Appellant contends he was not advised by the trial court of the punishment which could be assessed against him as a consequence of his plea of guilty. And, in fact, the transcript of the plea proceeding nowhere discloses that appellant either was advised of the maximum sentence which could be imposed upon conviction of the offense or that it was otherwise known to appellant. Although not so expressed in terms, Rule 25.04 contemplates that a defendant be advised of the consequences of his plea of guilty [State v. Blaylock, 394 S.W.2d 364, 367 (Mo.1965)] — including the punishment which may result from his admission of guilt — before it may be accepted by the court as voluntarily made. State v. Good, 403 S.W.2d 594, 598 [1] (Mo.1966); State v. Bursby, 395 S.W.2d 155, 159 [3-5] (Mo.1965). Although in that particular the plea proceeding lacked substantial compliance with Rule 25.04, appellant is not entitled to withdraw his plea of guilty if the evidence on the Rule 27.26 motion to vacate the judgment, considered interstitially with what was said and done at the time the plea was entered, shows that appellant had knowledge of the range of punishment for the offense at the time he pleaded guilty. State v. Mountjoy, 420 S.W.2d 316, 322 [1 — 8] (Mo.1967); Winford v. State, 485 S.W.2d 43, 49 [2-4] (Mo. banc 1972).””

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