Byrd v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “To avoid the potential for coercion, a judge must neither state nor imply alternative sentencing possibilities which hinge upon future procedural choices, such as the exercise of a defendant's right to trial. A record must be made of all plea discussions involving the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 816 So. 2d 187 - Martin v. State