McWilliams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “[I]t is impossible to conclusively determine from the record on appeal whether the commission was impermissibly influenced by the state attorney’s first letter or any of the other letters which may have violated the terms of the appellant’s plea agreement.... [W]e remand the cause for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether claimant is entitled to post-conviction relief.”

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