Wallen v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[A] court charged with determining whether those pleas were “voluntary” and “intelligent” must look to various circumstantial factors, such as the relative intelligence of the defendant; the degree of his familiarity with criminal proceedings; whether he was represented by competent counsel and had the opportunity to confer with counsel about the options available to him; the extent of advice from counsel and the court concerning the charges against him; and the reasons for his decision to plead guilty, including a desire to avoid a greater penalty that might result from jury trial.”

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

2. “The sentence imposed was clearly within statutory limits fixed for the offense of murder in the second degree. In our opinion any question as to the classification of appellant as a Range II offender or as to his release eligibility was waived by the guilty plea. It was not a constitutional error in and of itself and at most rendered the sentence subject to attack on direct review by appeal. Appellant waived any right of appeal in the guilty plea proceedings and expressly agreed to be sentenced with the classification and parole eligibility imposed.”

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

3. “In this case, the petitioner with full knowledge of his rights, voluntarily took the benefits of the plea bargain. In accepting those benefits ... he waived any irregularity or defect in the proceedings including the possibility that the prior convictions used to enhance his punishment might be set aside.”

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