882 So. 2d 374 - Ingram v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “"Pursuant to Rule 14.4(a)(1)(viii)[, Ala. R.Crim. P.,] and Rule 26.9(b)[, Ala. R.Crim. P.], a defendant may appeal a guilty-plea conviction if: (1) the defendant `expressly reserved the right to appeal with respect to a particular issue or issues' before entry of the plea, Rule 14.4(a)(1)(viii), or (2) the defendant `has timely filed a motion to withdraw the plea of guilty and the motion has been denied,' Rule 26.9(b)(4)(ii)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sharpley v. State · 912 So. 2d 290 - Fuqua v. State

2. “(a) Pronouncement of Judgment. Judgment shall be pronounced in open court. A judgment of conviction shall set forth the plea, the verdict, the findings, if any, and the adjudication. If the defendant is found not guilty or for any other reason is entitled to be discharged, judgment shall be entered accordingly. “(b) Pronouncement of Sentence. In pronouncing sentence, the court shall: [[Image here]] “(4) Inform the defendant as to the defendant’s right to appeal; provided, however, in cases in which the defendant has entered a plea of guilty, the court shall advise the defendant of his or her right to appeal only in those cases in which the defendant (i) has entered a plea of guilty, but before entering the plea of guilty has expressly reserved his or her right to appeal with respect to a particular issue or issues, or (ii) has timely filed a motion to withdraw the plea of guilty and the motion has been denied, either by order of the court or by operation of law. When informing the defendant of his or her right to appeal, the court shall also advise the defendant that if he or she is indigent, counsel will be appointed to represent him or her on appeal if the defendant so desires, and that a copy of the record and the reporter’s transcript will be provided at no cost to the defendant for purposes of appeal, if the appeal is from a judgment and sentence of the circuit court.””

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

3. ““(a) Colloquy With Defendant. In all minor misdemeanor cases, the execution of a form similar to Form C-44B will be sufficient and no colloquy shall be required. In all other cases, except where the defendant is a corporation or an association, the court shall not accept a plea of guilty without first addressing the defendant personally in the presence of counsel in open court for the purposes of: “(1) Ascertaining that the defendant has a full understanding of what a plea of guilty means and its consequences, by informing the defendant of and determining that the defendant understands: [[Image here]] “(viii) The fact that there is no right to appeal unless the defendant has, before entering the plea of guilty, expressly reserved the right to appeal with respect to a particular issue or issues, in which event appellate review shall be limited to a determination of the issue or issues so reserved [[Image here]]”

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