· 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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