876 So. 2d 1032 - Ray v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “[A] guilty plea may be considered valid even though a defendant makes only a "bare admission of guilt," so long as the trial court delves beyond that admission and determines for itself that there is substantial evidence that the defendant actually committed the crimes charged. Gaskin v. State, 618 So.2d 103, 106 (Miss.1993). In some cases, it is not necessary for a defendant to admit guilt in order for a guilty plea to be accepted by the trial court. Corley v. State, 585 So.2d 765, 767 (Miss.1991). A defendant's guilty plea is sufficient if it is a voluntary and knowledgeable plea with an "independent evidentiary suggestion of guilt." Reynolds v. State, 521 So.2d 914, 917 (Miss.1988). Therefore, a court may accept a plea if the court is satisfied that there is evidence such that the State, if so required, could prove the defendant's guilt of the crime charged. Corley v. State, 585 So.2d at 767 . . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hull v. State · 936 So. 2d 993 - Jones v. State