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Supreme Court· 12/11/1978

Corbitt v. New Jersey

Citations

  • 439 U.S. 212
  • 99 S. Ct. 492
  • 58 L. Ed. 2d 466
  • 1978 U.S. LEXIS 144

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that Fifth Amendment privilege was not unconstitutionally burdened by a statute making first-degree murder defendants who pleaded no contest eligible for sentence of less than life imprisonment
  • holding that Fifth Amendment privilege was not unconstitutionally burdened by a statute making first-degree murder defendants who pleaded no contest eligible for sentence of less than life imprisonment
  • holding that state may constitutionally reduee sentences for those who plead guilty
  • holding that state may constitutionally reduce sentences for those who plead guilty
  • stating that a State may encourage a guilty plea by offering substantial benefits in return for the plea
  • holding a statute that made first-degree murder defendants who pleaded no contest eligible for sentence of less than life imprisonment did not violate Fifth Amendment privilege

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Judges: BlacemuN, Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens, Stewart, White

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318 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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