In __________, even though the defendant pled guilty to avoid the possibility of a death penalty, the plea was voluntary and intelligently made and therefore not coerced.

A. Boykin v. Alabama
B. Brady v. United States
C. Alford v. North Carolina
D. Santobello v. New York


Answer: B

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a. True b. False

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