Order reversed, on the law, and matter remitted to the court below for a hearing before a Justice other than the one who accepted defendant's plea of guilty and for a determination de novo.
No questions of fact have been considered. Defendant alleged that his plea of guilty was induced by threats made to him by the court, in the presence of his attorney, that if he went to trial and was found guilty he would receive a prison term of 19 to 20 years. His application...
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