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· 2/2/2015

State v. John Tate (072754)

Citations

  • 220 N.J. 393
  • 106 A.3d 1195
  • 2015 N.J. LEXIS 58

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reaffirming that the factual basis for a guilty plea must come directly from the defendant and not from informational sources outside of the plea colloquy
  • stating that an abuse-of-discretion standard of review is appropriately applied to a trial court decision based on \qualitative assessments\
  • \An appellate court is in the same position as the trial court in assessing whether the factual admissions during a plea colloquy satisfy the essential elements of an offense.\

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Judges: Albin

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