Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 12/2/1987

State v. Thornton

Citations

533 A.2d 951
73 Md. App. 247
1987 Md. App. LEXIS 420

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holding that a statement of facts underlying the offense is indispensable to the voluntariness of a plea
explaining that the factual basis requirement \protect[s] a defendant who is in the position of pleading voluntarily with an understanding of the nature of the charge but without realizing that his conduct does not actually fall within the charge\
explaining that the factual basis requirement “protect[s] a defendant who is in the position of pleading voluntarily with an understanding of the nature of the charge but without realizing that his conduct does not actually fall within the charge”
guilty plea unsupported by statement of facts
guilty plea unsupported by statement of facts

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Judges: Wilner, Bishop, Alpert

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