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State v. Pritchett

Citations

  • 558 P.2d 729
  • 27 Ariz. App. 701
  • 1976 Ariz. App. LEXIS 701

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  • finding a plea was not involuntary where it was based on the defendant’s “honest misunderstanding” or “mistaken subjective impressions” that were not “reasonably justified”
  • honest, mistaken subjective impression about the sentence to be received, absent substantial objective evidence showing impression to be reasonably justified, is insufficient to support a claim of involuntary plea
  • “A defendant’s mistaken subjective impressions gained from discussions with his lawyer, absent substantial objective evidence showing such impressions to be reasonably justified, do not constitute sufficient grounds upon which to set aside his guilty plea.”

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Judges: Jacobson, Froeb, Haire

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