115 Tennessee opinions name it 1 courts 1996–2025 8 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Blankenship v. Stategreen2 sentences2018Pettus, 986 S.W.2d at 542 ; Blankenship, 858 S.W.2d at 904 . -3- Because the plea must represent a voluntary and intelligent choice among the alternatives available to the defendant, the trial court may look at a number of circumstantial factors in making this determination. 2006Pettus, 986 S.W.2d at 542 ; Blankenship, 858 S.W.2d at 904 . -5- Because the plea must represent a voluntary and intelligent choice among the alternatives available to the defendant, the trial court may look at a number of circumstantial factors in making this determination. | 1 | 86 |
Ross Caudill v. Arnold R. Jagogreen1 sentence2012Id. -12- These factors include “the relative intelligence of the defendant; the degree of his familiarity with criminal proceedings; whether he was represented by competent counsel and had the opportunity to confer with counsel about the options available to him; the extent of advice from counsel and the court concerning the charges against him; and the reasons for his decision to plead guilty, including a desire to avoid a greater penalty that might result from a jury trial.” Id. (citing Caudill v. Jago, 747 F.2d 1046, 1052 (6th Cir. 1984))). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Boykin v. Alabama
green
2 sentences2025Id. 2023Id. | 26 | 2009–2025 |
David Brown v. E.P. Perini William Brown, Attorney General of Ohio
green
2 sentences2020Id. 2014Id. | 3 | 2013–2020 |
State v. Pettus
green
2 sentences2018Pettus, 986 S.W.2d at 542 ; Blankenship, 858 S.W.2d at 904 . -3- Because the plea must represent a voluntary and intelligent choice among the alternatives available to the defendant, the trial court may look at a number of circumstantial factors in making this determination. 2006Pettus, 986 S.W.2d at 542 ; Blankenship, 858 S.W.2d at 904 . -5- Because the plea must represent a voluntary and intelligent choice among the alternatives available to the defendant, the trial court may look at a number of circumstantial factors in making this determination. | 3 | 2005–2018 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.