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State v. Williams

Citations

  • 404 A.2d 814
  • 122 R.I. 32
  • 1979 R.I. LEXIS 2077

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  • treating a motion to set aside a guilty plea as an application for postconviction relief in part because “the necessary record [was] before [the Court]”
  • “at the conclusion of [a] plea hearing, [a] trial justice should be able to say with assurance that the accused is folly aware of the nature of the charge and the consequences of the plea”

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Judges: Bevilacqua, Joslin, Kelleher, Doris, Weisberger

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