Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/9/1975

Commonwealth v. Foster

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330 N.E.2d 155
368 Mass. 100
1975 Mass. LEXIS 969

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transcript confirmed that judge had made no inquiry as to knowing and voluntary nature of plea
“as a matter of constitutional due process, a guilty plea should not be accepted, and if accepted must be later set aside, unless the record shows affirmatively that the defendant entered the plea freely and understanding^”
waiver of rights involved in a plea of guilty

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Judges: Tauro, Braucher, Hennessey, Kaplan, Wilkins

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