State v. Romano’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
June 2011
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on North Carolina v. Alford · 600 So. 2d 113 - State v. Linear · 499 So. 2d 292 - State v. McCarty · 584 So. 2d 1252 - State v. Powell · State v. Jordan
Most-quoted passages
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“In the instant case, the trial court first explained to the defendant his Boykin rights and instructed the district attorney to recite the factual basis for the guilty plea. At the conclusion of this recitation, the trial court asked the defendant if the facts were correct. The defendant said they were not, and the trial court allowed him to tell his version of the facts. While the defendant did not affirmatively state that he was innocent of the offense to which he was pleading, he basically asserted that he had not intended to kill the victim and that he had acted in self-defense. The defendant’s statements were sufficient to place the trial court on notice that a judicial finding of a significant factual basis for the plea was required. Our examination of the Boykin transcript demonstrates that the trial court was obviously concerned by the defendant’s denial of key facts and his assertion of self-defense. However, the court heard no testimony other than the defendant’s statements, and no evidence was taken. Also, the trial judge’s comments do not demonstrate a familiarity with the defendant’s statements to the police. (Copies of these statements are found in the appellate record only as attachments to the state’s response to discovery.) Nor were there any references to statements made by the victim or pertaining to the victim’s condition from which the trial court could have properly determined that the defendant had the specific intent to kill when the incident occurred.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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