Patterson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “(b) An appeal lies from any order or judgment in a criminal proceeding where the law provides for such appeal, and from any judgment of conviction: (2) Upon a plea of guilty or nolo con-tendere if: (i) Defendant entered into a plea agreement under Rule 11(e) but explicitly reserved with the consent of the state and of the court the right to appeal a certified question of law that is dispositive of the case; or (ii) Defendant seeks review of the sentence set and there was no plea agreement under Rule 11(e); or (iii) The error(s) complained of were not waived as a matter of law by the plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or otherwise waived, and if such errors are apparent from the record of the proceedings already had; or (iv) Defendant explicitly reserved with the consent of the court the right to appeal a certified question of law that is dispositive of the case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wilson · State v. Dunning