To have a valid guilty plea, a defendant who pleads guilty must:
a. deny mitigating factors.
b. know beforehand the exact sentence to be given.
c. do so voluntarily and knowingly.
d. agree that he or she is factually guilty.
c
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An essential element of the Supreme Court finding federal jurisdiction is:
a. a nexus (connection) between intra (within) state commercial activity b. a nexus between the crime and inter (between) state commercial activity c. a nexus between an idea Congress thinks is worthy of national attention d. a nexus between the Executive branch exercise of power and Congress
This case ruled that a defendant can enter a guilty plea for a lesser sentence while maintaining his or her innocence
a. Boykin v. Alabama (1969) b. Missouri v Frye (2012) c. NC v. Alford (1970) d. Ricketts v. Adamson (1987) e. Bordenkircher v. Hayes (1978)