Is a defendant's plea and admission valid in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. O'Connell, H036994 (Cal. App. 2014):
Defendant claims that his plea and admission were involuntary. "[A] plea is valid if the record affirmatively shows that it is voluntary and intelligent under the totality of the circumstances." (People v. Howard(1992) 1 Cal.4th 1132, 1175.)
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