Laird v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal
Laird v. State, 280 So. 2d 454 (1973)
1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 7832
Johnson, Melvin, Spector, Woodrow
Laird v. State
Opinion of the Court
Affirmed on authority of Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742, 90 S.Ct. 1463, 25 L.Ed.2d 747, wherein the court states:
“ . . . We decline to hold, however, that a guilty plea is compelled and invalid under the Fifth Amendment whenever motivated by the defendant’s desire to accept the certainty or probability of a lesser penalty rather than face a wider range of possibilities extending from acquittal to conviction and a higher penalty authorized by law for the crime charged.”
To like effect, see also North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed. 2d 162.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Nelson F. LAIRD v. STATE of Florida
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- Published