What is the current state of the law on competence to plead guilty?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sailer v. Gunn, 548 F.2d 271 (9th Cir. 1977):
Competence to plead guilty is now controlled by Sieling v. Eyman,478 F.2d 211 (9th Cir. 1973), to which this court adhered in de Kaplany,540 F.2d at 985. Under Sieling the test is whether the defendant had the " ability to make a reasoned choice among the alternatives presented to him." 478 F.2d at 215.
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