Miller v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “A conviction of an accused while legally incompetent violates due process and must be set aside. Krause v. Fogliani, 82 Nev. 459 , 421 P.2d 949 (1966). It does not inevitably follow, however, that a guilty plea by one under the influence of narcotics is per se invalid. The influence of narcotics must be such as to affect his competency to stand trial or his capacity to understand the nature and consequences of his plea. Grennett v. United States, 403 F.2d 928 (Ct. App. D.C. Cir. 1968) ....”

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

2. “[A] motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere may be made only before sentence is imposed or imposition of sentence is suspended; but to correct manifest injustice the court after sentence may set aside the judgment of conviction and permit the defendant to withdraw his plea. (Emphasis added.)”

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