Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jun. 22, 2018
State high court expands test for guilty pleas without trial rights waiver
The state Supreme Court has codified the expansion of the legal test for guilty pleas accepted without an explicit advisement of rights waived by the defendant, from just those with partial advisements to those with none.
The state Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the test for the validity of guilty pleas accepted without an explicit advisement of rights waived by the defendant.
The test, created by and named for People v. Howard, 1 Cal. 4th 1132 (Cal. 1992), covered partial advisements but had not been extended to "silent record" cases where there is no specific advice from the court or acknowledgment from the defendant that fundamental r...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$895, but save $100 when you subscribe today… Just $795 for the first year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In