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7 Alabama opinions name it 2 courts 1985–2026 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Alabama 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 |
|---|---|---|
Ex Parte Andersongreen2 sentences2003See Ex parte Anderson, 644 So.2d 961, 963 (Ala.1994) (interpreting Rule 27, Ala.R.Civ.P.). 1999See Ex parte Anderson, 644 So.2d 961, 963 (Ala.1994) (interpreting Rule 27, Ala.R.Civ.P.). | 3 | 3 |
North Carolina v. Alfordgreen2 sentences1985However, we reiterate the following: *Page 512 "Because of the importance of protecting the innocent and of insuring that guilty pleas are a product of free and intelligent choice, various state and federal court decisions properly caution that pleas coupled with claims of innocence should not be accepted unless there is a factual basis for the plea . . . and until the judge taking the plea has inquired into and sought to resolve the conflict between the waiver of trial and the claim of innocence." Alford , 400 U.S. at 38 n. 10, 91 S.Ct. at 167 (citations omitted). 1985However, we reiterate the following: *Page 512 "Because of the importance of protecting the innocent and of insuring that guilty pleas are a product of free and intelligent choice, various state and federal court decisions properly caution that pleas coupled with claims of innocence should not be accepted unless there is a factual basis for the plea . . . and until the judge taking the plea has inquired into and sought to resolve the conflict between the waiver of trial and the claim of innocence." Alford , 400 U.S. at 38 n. 10, 91 S.Ct. at 167 (citations omitted). | 1 | 2 |
Allison v. Stategreen1 sentence1988“Although a court may accept a guilty plea even if the defendant insists that he is innocent, guilty pleas coupled with claims of innocence should not be accepted unless there is a factual basis for the plea and not until the judge has inquired into and sought to resolve the conflict between the waiver of trial and the claim of innocence.” Allison v. State, 495 So. 2d 739, 741 (Ala.Cr.App.1986). | 1 | 1 |
Luke v. Stategreen1 sentence1985See, e.g., Luke v. State , 439 So.2d 804 (Ala.Cr.App. 1983). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Harper v. State
green
1 sentence2026That said, if there is a conflict between the standard in Rule 820-2-1-.02(5)(c) and the standard in § 17-12-13, we would be required to apply the standard in the statute, Davis, supra, and, if the two standards mean essentially the same thing, then applying the statute should lead to the same result as applying the rule. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
James W. Willett v. State of Georgia
green
1 sentence1986North Carolina v. Alford , 400 U.S. 25 , 91 S.Ct. 160 , 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970); Willett v. Georgia , 608 F.2d 538 (5th Cir. 1979). | 1 | 1986–1986 |
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.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.