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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 18 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Meyer v. Branker.

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1 Meyer v. Branker Anchor
ca4 · 2007
green “for a guilty plea to be constitutionally valid, a defendant must be made aware of all the direct, but not the collateral, consequences of his plea.” 10
2 Zigta v. Commonwealth
vactapp · 2002
green “trial court is not required to discuss every nuance of the law regarding a defendant's plea in order to render a guilty plea voluntary and knowing.” 8

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