Does a guilty plea need to be specifically enumerated for the benefit of and waived by the accused prior to acceptance of his guilty plea?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Horowitz, E060170 (Cal. App. 2014):
4. See Boykin, supra, 395 U.S. 238 and Tahl, supra, 1 Cal.3d 122, which require that " 'each of . . . three rights . . . self-incrimination, confrontation, and jury trial . . . must be specifically and expressly enumerated for the benefit of and waived by the accused prior to acceptance of his guilty plea.' " (People v. Mosby (2004) 33 Cal.4th 353, 359, italics omitted.)
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