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Dover v. State

Citations

  • 405 S.E.2d 391
  • 304 S.C. 433
  • 1991 S.C. LEXIS 93

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  • stating that a defendant knowingly and voluntarily pleads guilty when he fully understands the consequences of his plea and the charges against him
  • finding that a defendant's guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary when the trial court did not discuss the maximum allowable sentences for the crimes with the defendant
  • finding a guilty plea involuntary in part because the defendant did not understand the sentence he faced
  • “It was never established the [defendant] understood the severity of the crimes or the sentences they carried ... the record reveals that [defendant] only spoke with his court appointed attorney three times for a total amount of less than 30 minutes.”

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Judges: Toal, Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Gregory

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