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McMann v. Richardson

397 U.S. 759 (1970)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1970
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A guilty plea entered on reasonably competent advice of counsel is an intelligent plea not open to later attack merely because counsel may have misjudged the admissibility of a confession.

Area of Law

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