Is a waiver of rights made voluntarily or intelligently?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tsuha, B305194 (Cal. App. 2020):
Tsuha filed a supplemental brief contending that his waiver of rights in his 1993 plea agreement were not made voluntarily and intelligently as required by Boykin v. Alabama (1969) 395 U.S. 238, 242-244, and In re Tahl (1969) 1 Cal.3d 122, 132.
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