Does a defendant have to plead guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from USA. v. Silva, 247 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2001):
7. Defendants do not challenge the "voluntary and intelligent character of the guilty plea." Tollett v. Henderson, 411 U.S. 258, 267, 36 L. Ed. 2d 235, 93 S. Ct. 1602 (1973).
7. Defendants do not challenge the "voluntary and intelligent character of the guilty plea." Tollett v. Henderson, 411 U.S. 258, 267, 36 L. Ed. 2d 235, 93 S. Ct. 1602 (1973).
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