Rivers v. Strickland

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• holding a guilty plea, voluntarily and understandingly made, generally constitutes a waiver of nonjurisdictional defects and defenses, including claims of violation of constitutional rights prior to plea
• “The general rule is that a plea of guilty, voluntarily and understanding^ made, constitutes a waiver of nonjurisdictional defects and defenses, including claims of violation of constitutional rights prior to the plea”

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