Joseph F. Cuthrell v. Director, Patuxent Institution

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• determining that, although a defendant “might, as a result of the judgment in an entirely separate civil proceeding, in which he would be afforded counsel and all due process rights, . . . be committed,” the consequence was collateral
• rejecting contention that the failure to inform a juvenile delinquent that his guilty plea might result in civil commitment did not invalidate plea or commitment
• stating in dicta that parole ineligibility is a direct consequence of a guilty plea and thus that the defendant must be made aware of it before he can validly plead guilty
• possibility that defendant would be committed to mental institution not direct because separate civil proceeding necessary
• distinguishing direct and collateral consequences

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