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| defendants must state that they are voluntarily making a plea of guilty. |
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| North Carolina v. Alford (1970) |
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| a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence from a defendant who maintains his or her innocence. |
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| Santobello v. New York (1971) |
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| when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, the promise must be filled. |
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| Ricketts v. Adamson (1987) |
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| Defendants must uphold the plea agreement or risk going to trial and receiving a harsher sentence. |
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| Bordenkircher v. Hayes (1978) |
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| a defendant's rights were not violated by a prosecutor who warned that failure to agree to a guilty plea would result in a harsher sentence. |
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| Williams v. Florida (1970) |
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| Juries of fewer than 12 members are permitted by the U.S. Constitution. |
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