548 So. 2d 636 - Ex Parte Petty’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 7 state decisions

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1. “"[I]n a case in which the youthful defendant enters a plea of 'guilty,' without notice of the [Youthful Offender] Act, any subsequent notice by the court would be ineffective. Thus, the defendant, in such a case, would be entitled to withdraw his former 'guilty' plea and proceed with his application for youthful offender treatment. "We hold, then, that while a trial court should inform a youthful defendant of the provisions of the Youthful Offender Act prior to the plea stage, its failure to do so will not constitute reversible error if the court gives adequate notice prior to conviction , unless, of course, the defendant entered a plea of 'guilty' to the charges against him, without notice of the Act, or he can otherwise show that he has been prejudiced by the court's delay."”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baker v. State · Gordon v. Nagle

2. “"This matter coming before the Court on the Motion of the Defendant on Petition For Post-Conviction Relief, the Court finds as a matter of fact: "The Petition filed by Petitioner, Michael Rene Pardue, was for relief from conviction or sentence under Rule 20 of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure. In his Petition, Mr. Pardue claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel prior to and during the entering of his guilty pleas in these causes before this court; that he was never fully advised of his rights and the consequences of his guilty pleas by the Court before he entered them; and that he was never advised of the provisions of the Youthful Offender Act and of his right to apply for and be considered for Youthful Offender treatment prior to the entering of his guilty pleas in these causes. "The Court held two full hearings in this cause, during which the defendant had an opportunity to present any and all evidence he had relative to these issues. In fact, the defendant himself took the stand and testified in his own behalf, and Mr. Chandler Stanard, the attorney who represented Mr. Pardue in these causes, was called as a witness for the State, and gave testimony relative to the issues before the Court in this cause. "After having heard and considered all of the testimony, exhibits and other evidence *Page 504 adduced at these hearings by and on behalf of both sides, including briefs of counsel, this Court makes the following specific findings of fact: "(1) That”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 566 So. 2d 502 - Pardue v. State