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· 4/20/1973

State v. Montler

Citations

  • 509 P.2d 252
  • 85 N.M. 60
  • 1973 NMSC 043

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that accused should be informed of maximum possible sentence and minimum mandatory sentence
  • stating that a defendant must have knowledge of the consequences of the plea, which includes being informed of “the permissible range of sentences”
  • examining the record to determine if the necessary information was communicated to the defendant
  • “Concerning what must be stated to an accused by the trial court in connection with a proffered plea of guilty, it is ... difficult to establish a strict, unvarying formula of words.”
  • “Ordinarily an accused should be advised of the maximum possible sentence and the minimum mandatory sentence which can be imposed.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: McManus, Montoya, Martinez

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