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· 1/8/1986

Woods v. Heckler

Citations

  • 625 F. Supp. 1450
  • 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30727

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that advising the defendant that he could “go to prison for a long, long time” and would be subjected to “a mandatory prison sentence” if convicted as charged did not constitute adequate compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1242
  • telling the defendant he could “go to prison for a long, long time” not specific
  • telling the defendant he could “go to prison for a long, long time” not specific
  • holding the trial court inadequately advised the defendant of the range of permissible punishments by telling the defendant “you can go to prison for a long, long time,” and “if you’re convicted of these offenses, the law requires you get a mandatory active prison sentence”

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Judges: Williams

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